Building for the Future

Looking back…

moving forward

Anaesthetic machine

X-ray equipment

Operating Theatre

Launceston General Hospital

Convict Military Tent

Colonial Hospital

Nurse’s Home

New theatre commissioned 1907

Sir John Ramsay- Surgeon Superintendant

“State of the Art” operating theatres - 1907.

Dr. Ronald Pugh - anaesthetist

LGH favourably compared

Continued evolution

Infrastructure relocated

Operating theatres increased from 3 to 6

Old LGH lies derelict

The Charles – Opus Magnum

LGH 300 acute bed facility

7000 cases per year

Provides for most disciplines

Building for the Future Preparation

Building for the Future Preparation

Consolidation

Building for the Future Preparation

Consolidation

Determination

Scoping for immediate and future needs

Consultation requires diplomacy & assertiveness

Expect the unexpected

Money available

Building for the Future

Multi story car park

Building for the Future

Northern Integrated Care Service

Building for the Future

Acute Medical Unit

Building for the Future

Department of Emergency Medicine

Building for the Future

Intensive Care Unit

Building for the Future

Operating Room Suite

Building for the Future

CSSD

Sterilisation Department plans

Building for the Future

Short Stay Surgical Unit plans

Building for the Future

Increase in surgical beds

Building for the Future

Ageing, obesity, high unemployment

Future service delivery needs

Building for the Future

Contraction of physical real-estate

25% reduction in floor space

Building for the Future

Opportunity for input

Building for the Future

PACU windows

Natural light and storage requirements

Theatre

before after

Never enough storage

Hybrid theatre

Goodbye storage, hello hybrid

Building for the Future

Equipment list

Clinical Liaison role established

Building for the Future

Overwhelming responsibility

Building for the Future Appropriate training

Here, copy that.

Building for the Future Pot hole

The Procurement Process

Building for the Future

Everybody is a stakeholder

Building for the Future

Consultants

Building for the Future

Pendants, windows

Measure twice, cut once

Building for the Future

PACU equipment bay

Consultants guide and advise

Building for the Future

Effective and efficient consultancy

Alterations cost money

Building for the Future Silo Syndrome

Inclusive consultation

Building for the Future

Consider the wider impact

Building for the Future

Infrastructural requirements

Building for the Future

On the level

Tortuous patient pre-op journey

30% off Sale

30% off sale

Budget Saving Strategy

“Reduce the waiting list”

Building for the Future

FTE increase from 94 to 120

Building for the Future

Governance

Building for the Future

Workplace Health and Safety

Appropriate waste collection

Building for the Future

Are we there yet?

Suck it in

At least I’ve got a desk!

Building for the Future

Third world conditions, substandard practice

Building for the Future

All bases loaded

Building for the Future

Clear out the junk

Staff kept up to date

Building for the Future

Delays, delays and more delays

2500mm

Frustration

Building for the Future

Staff morale

Building for the Future

Champions for the cause

Building for the Future

The decanting period

Building for the Future

20% increase in surgical activity

It never rains but pours

Building for the Future Heavy rain

Competing priorities

Building for the Future

Maintain inherent vision

Building for the Future

Counting down, 5,4,3…

Building for the Future

Wow! What a ride but we made it.

Building for the Future

Appreciation for efforts shown

Current state

Assertive, Knowledgeable Leadership

Assertive, Knowledgeable Leadership

Team Spirit, Respect

Assertive, Knowledgeable Leadership

Team Spirit

Integrity, Consistency

Assertive, Knowledgeable Leadership

Team Spirit

Integrity, Consistency

Timely, Accurate Communication

Assertive, Knowledgeable Leadership

Team Spirit

Integrity, Consistency

Timely, Accurate Communication

Appropriate Resource and Training

Bon Voyage!

Acknowledgements:

Operating Room Suite Staff

THO-N Executive Staff

THO-N Capital Works Unit

LGH Historic Society