The new Barwon Women’s and Children’s aims to achieve the following benefits:
Safe and welcoming spaces
The new facilities will deliver integrated healthcare that is family friendly, culturally safe, high quality and accessible.
Purpose-built spaces for children and young people, including overnight and same-day beds, outpatient clinic rooms and dedicated theatres, will help make medical care less scary and intimidating.
Local access
Increased service capacity will provide more access for people living locally, meaning more families can access the care they need, close to home.
Construction of the new facilities will support the modernisation of University Hospital Geelong. This will help meet the needs of the local community now and into the future.
Improved patient experience and staff safety
A modern design and layout, including the colocation of services, will improve patient flow to deliver a safer and more efficient workplace for staff and seamless care for patients.