The final design of Fiona Stanley Hospital is now on display in Perth.
The completion of the design represents a milestone for the $2 billion hospital, the largest building infrastructure project ever undertaken by WA.
Fiona Stanley Hospital will become part of a co-ordinated hospital system across metropolitan Perth, which also includes Sir Charles Gairdner, Fremantle, Royal Perth and Joondalup hospitals and the new Midland Health Campus.
A new film of Fiona Stanley Hospital’s prototype rooms have also been launched, which will be a tool in consulting and informing staff, key stakeholders and the community.
The prototype rooms feature nine full-size replica rooms which include patient rooms; an operating room; intensive care room; emergency department resuscitation bay; staff base; consultation room; and utility rooms.
They are fitted with the latest in furniture and fittings to demonstrate how the rooms may look and function when the hospital is completed.
When complete, the campus will cover an area equivalent to four city blocks and the five main buildings will have 150,000 sqm of floor space.
The architects and planners of Fiona Stanley Hospital used design techniques and elements - such as lighting, colour, texture, views, natural light and art - that have been shown to have a healing and therapeutic effect on patients, staff, visitors and families.
Some 83 per cent of the patient rooms will be single rooms, which will allow for improved infection control, fewer patient transfers and improved privacy and confidentiality.
The design has incorporated air control systems which promote the use of fresh air to improve the indoor air quality. Heat recovery ventilation will be used to pre-heat or pre-cool incoming air and reduce the reliance on air-conditioning systems.
Bathrooms and other wet areas will feature low-flow fixtures to minimise water consumption and rainwater will be collected for reuse in irrigation.
The hospital will also have dedicated buildings for education and pathology, mental health, administration and the State rehabilitation service.
