Design in Health

$18 million expansion for Cairns Private Hospital

01 November, 2022

The development will include two new theatres to cater for the demand for private health care in the region.


German modular design for Australian hospitals

25 October, 2022 | Supplied by: Wilhelm

The popularity of sustainable modular construction is transforming healthcare construction throughout the world. Australia is fast adopting this trend.


Ramsay's reusable rigid containers to aid reforestation

30 September, 2022

A pilot program at North West Private Hospital in Queensland has facilitated 446 trees to be planted in exchange for the rigid containers purchased from medical device supplier B. Braun.


New solution combines smoke detection with air quality monitoring

26 September, 2022

Honeywell has launched a solution that combines early warning smoke detection with advanced indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring.


Health innovators recognised at design awards

21 September, 2022

The winning design changes cancer treatment for patients globally as it addresses the greatest unmet need in targeted alpha therapy.


Health-tech innovator bags design award

20 September, 2022

Leah Heiss, a health-tech innovator and Associate Professor, Monash University, has received the 2022 Australian Women in Design Award.


DCM + HDR to deliver $478m biomedical research facility

06 September, 2022

Denton Corker Marshall + HDR, in collaboration with Arcadia Landscape Architecture and Aileen Sage, have won the design competition for the SBA health, research and education facility.


Health leaders call for a national sustainable health unit

05 September, 2022

More than 50 health leaders meeting at the Better Futures Forum at UNSW Canberra have created an ambitious implementation plan to slash health-related carbon emissions, save money and improve patient care.


Moderna's vaccine plant to be built at Monash

17 August, 2022

The facility — expected to produce up to 100 million mRNA respiratory vaccine doses annually — will be located at the university's Clayton campus.


HESTA, ISPT to co-develop $140m healthcare project

16 August, 2022

HESTA and ISPT have formed a JV partnership to acquire a 50-year ground lease from St Vincent's Health Australia, on which they will co-develop the project.


Designs released for Swan Hill ED redevelopment

27 July, 2022

The Victorian Health Building Authority has unveiled the first designs for the $48.7 million redevelopment of the Swan Hill District Health emergency department.


Work starts on Cairns Emergency Department upgrade

20 July, 2022

BESIX Watpac has started work on the $26.4m Cairns Hospital Emergency Department redevelopment this month.


HDR redesigns Dubbo and Wyong hospitals

18 July, 2022

Two major hospital redevelopments in regional New South Wales are set to deliver much-needed regional healthcare infrastructure to remote communities.


How a new $150m private hospital will become 'medical magnet' for Queensland

11 July, 2022

A $150 million private hospital in South East Queensland is promising to attract "specialist talent" to cater for a rising demand in medical services.


Buro Roma 3 Lever high back chair

01 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Winc Australia Pty Limited

The Buro Roma 3 Lever high back chair with SafeTex fabric is suitable for any healthcare facility.


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