Morrie Evans Wing refurbishment

The refurbishment of the Morrie Evans Wing at Benalla Health delivered:

• 16 new single rooms with private ensuites
• 14 refurbished rooms with private ensuites
• television connections and access to the internet 
• outdoor gardens and enclosed patio areas, including barbeque facilities 
• improvements to the kitchen servery and dining room 
• a new sunroom and activities room 
• a new Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) office and nurses' station
• support areas, including pan room, cleaners’ and store rooms.

The Morrie Evans Wing refurbishment aimed to provide the following benefits:

Privacy 

Residents at Morrie Evans Wing now have more privacy with new private rooms and ensuites. Private rooms also improves the experience for family and friends visiting residents. 

Community 

A new sunroom and enclosed activity room, refurbished dining room and outdoor gardens and enclosed patio areas with barbeque facilities will improve social interaction for residents.

Safety

A new central nurses’ station provides improved staff work areas and ease of access to patients. While  modern and spacious ensuites provides easier maneuverability for caring for patients en-abling staff to provide care more safely. 

Funding for this project was administered by the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority through the Regional Health Infrastructure Fund.

This project was delivered in partnership with:

• Benalla Health 
• Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects.