HB Today - Royston Hospital Feature December 2021

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Thank you for 100 years in the Bay On behalf of Evolution Healthcare and Royston Hospital, thank you for 100 years supporting us, as we've cared for you.

Evolution Healthcare

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A century of service to the community Celebrating 100 years providing healthcare to the community of Hawke’s Bay is a significant milestone for Royston Hospital.

The establishment of Royston by a small group of dedicated locals in 1921 was, quite literally a lifesaver.

Over the years many staff and specialists have contributed to our success and providing exceptional care to our patients and their families has always been at the centre of what we do. Sincere thanks to the community for entrusting your care to us.

From grassroots beginnings in a small house in Hastings now transformed into a healthcare campus which continues to develop its services for the people of Hawke’s Bay, Royston is well placed to enter the next century providing the best healthcare for the people our community in the years to come.

Thank you

General Manager of Royston - Denise Primrose.

Royston would not be celebrating 100 years-service to the community without the ongoing support of the community, surgeons and specialists, staff and volunteers, and parent company, Evolution Healthcare. It was volunteers who saw to the flowers and made preserves and jam and the community who helped raise funds. We also thank the medical staff and matrons for their dedication to their profession. Finally, we’d like to thank all our patients who have supported Royston by trusting us with their healthcare.

In a short account of Royston’s history written in 1952, it was written that the survival of Royston “is not due to the efforts of any one individual, be he a medical man or layman. It has been the result in the first place of a tenacity of purpose, generous financial support by local people and the cooperation of medical men and laymen who were determined that Royston Hospital should live to fulfil what is believed to be a community necessity.”

Denise Primrose , General Manager of Royston

About Evolution Healthcare Evolution is a leading provider of exceptional health and wellbeing healthcare services in New Zealand and Australia. The Group has five comprehensive hospitals, four specialist day hospitals, two maternity hospitals, and a range of specialist health and wellbeing services.

The comprehensive hospitals include Wakefield and Bowen Hospitals in Wellington, Royston Hospital in Hawke’s Bay, Waratah Private Hospital in Sydney, and a joint venture in Grace Hospital, in Tauranga. Specialist Day Hospitals are Quay Park, Shore Surgery, and a joint venture in Endoscopy

Auckland, all located in Auckland, and a joint venture in Royston Day Surgery, based on the Royston Campus in Hawke’s Bay. Evolution has a partnership with Icon Group for private oncological services, Bowen Icon Cancer Centre, located in Wellington at Bowen Hospital. The Group also have two mental health facilities, Re-centre, based in Sydney at Waratah Private Hospital, and in Parnell, Auckland. The Group also has Evolve Rehabilitation, with seven locations across the North Island, and Proactive, with over 40 clinics across New Zealand.

A valued partner Congratulations to Royston Hospital, a division of Evolution Healthcare, for reaching the milestone of 100 years serving the Hawke’s Bay community.

Chief Operating Officer Chris Ash said Royston Hospital has, for over 15 years, been a valued collaborative partner of Hawke’s Bay DHB.

1916: Mr and Mrs Roach in front of the original Southland Road homestead, which later became Royston Hospital.

“Working collaboratively with Royston means we are able to put in place long term contracts so more people have certainty of surgery. We are also able to work together to attract surgical staff to the region in a variety of different specialities as they can work both privately and publicly.”

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Royston Hospital Centennial While COVID-19 has derailed Celebration plans for 2021, an open day of the Royston campus and a reunion of the many staff and specialists who have worked at Royston over the years will be scheduled when `Traffic Light` restrictions allow during 2022.

This will include a display of Royston memorabilia and replica nursing and medical uniforms from the 1920’s era. Infection Preventionist and Quality Coordinator at Royston RN Lynne Downing designed the uniforms for Royston Hospital’s centennial, and they were first worn at Hastings Racecourse by staff members receiving their second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in May this year.

The designs were based on the uniforms worn by nurses in Te Kuiti during the 1918 – 1920 influenza pandemic. The surgeon’s operating gown and cap pattern was drawn freehand from an original image of Butterick pattern 5306 dating from 1924.

The operating gown, caps and aprons are all made using Royston hospital bed linens that had reached the end of their useful life, and the buttons on the aprons were from Lynne’s Grandmother Margaret Leah’s nursing uniforms (she was a nurse in France during WW1).

Royston registered nurses, from left, Herzzl Rubia, Mary Smyth, Jane Davidson and Lynne Downing modelling the replica nursing and medical uniforms.

100 years of quality healthcare Royston Health Trust Board congratulates Royston Hospital on achieving 100 years of providing quality private healthcare to the people of the Hawke’s Bay region.

The Trust Board is proud of its historic involvement with Royston Hospital which has seen the hospital grow from a small cottage hospital to the significant private hospital facility it is today.

Dedicated, quality staff, clinicians, anaesthetists and specialists

have enabled the hospital to provide a range of services to the people of Hawke’s Bay that is not often found in a region of this size.

With the ongoing addition to facilities and the provision of quality medical care the Trust Board looks forward to Royston Hospital continuing to provide the community of Hawke’s Bay with private hospital facilities as it moves into its next century of operation.

Jacqui Gray - Chair, Royston Health Trust Board

A trip down memory lane Jude retired after 40 years-service and she has plenty of fond memories about her time there. She was attracted by “the ethos of the place,” as there was more attention to holistic care, patients could choose their surgeon and Royston was special in that it was developed by citizens of the community.

She recalls the volunteers attending to the flowers and making jam.

There was plenty of community support for Royston, “It was lovely at the time,” she says. There was also good support for the staff with social activities, little extras, and a day off on your birthday.

Technology changed over the years but “it happened slowly and

we took it in, we adapted accordingly.” She recalls that eye surgery has changed considerably with patients now being treated and discharged within a matter of hours.

Beds are far more user friendly. They can be adjusted with the push of a button instead of having to be manually operated.

Jude says that former patients still recognise her in the street. There was tremendous trust between the nursing staff and consultants. “You were part of a team.”

Jude McGhie - Registered Ward Nurse January 1979-February 2019

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Serving the community Royston has been involved within the community by way of Community sponsorship and support for many years:

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Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction for Cranford Hospice. In 2018, Royston sold a house for relocation from the site to allow for new theatre expansion. Harcourts assisted with marketing and sale, the proceeds of $20k was gifted to the 2018 Wine Auction proceeds for Cranford to assist with fundraising for their new facility.

Major Sponsor of Hawke’s Bay Health Awards in conjunction with HBDHB. Sponsors of Hawke’s Bay Sports Park which includes naming rights of their Health and Fitness Gym. Hawke’s Bay Magpies Rugby Team.

Artex Art Exhibition and sale sponsor: Artex fundraises annually for Hawke’s Bay Surf Life Saving.

About the Hospital

October 2018: Royston General Manager Denise Primrose, left, Jan Mackie, Harcourts real estate agent, Kaine Wilson, Managing Director Harcourts Hawke’s Bay by the house next to Royston Hospital which was removed for hospital expansion, Hastings.

Royston Hospital has a rich history within the Hawke’s Bay community.

Established by a group of forward-thinking local benefactors including doctors, the original hospital was a large, colonial, two storeyed house which was purchased in Avenue Road. The hospital was deemed unsafe following the 1931 earthquake and the inpatients at the time along with around 100 injured and seeking medical assistance were relocated by volunteer lorry drivers across the broken streets to the jockeys’ tea kiosk at the Hastings Racecourse close by. While this served as temporary emergency` hospital`, the original Harris Homestead in Southland Road became the next chapter in Royston’s history and remains its current location.

most recently the new Orthopaedic Day Surgery Unit which opens early in 2022.

The original frontage of the Villa is heritage listed and the expansion progressed over the past 90 years to include the hospital, Royston Centre and

The Royston Centre adjoining the hospital provides specialist consulting rooms, physiotherapy and radiology facilities.

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Within the hospital, Royston currently has 5 operating theatres (with a further 2 to be commissioned early next year) an endoscopy suite with an expanded 18 bed post-surgery recovery and day surgery suite currently underway.

Royston Hospital: Inpatient Beds - 33 (+6 during 2022) Operating Theatres - 5 (+2 early 2022) Endoscopy Suite - 1 Staff - 160+ Medical Specialists - 60 Specialties - 12

Royston General Manager Denise Primrose presents the proceeds from the sale of the house, some $20,000 to Cranford Trust Chair Hayley Anderson at the Cranford Wine Auction 2018.

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Our journey Our hospital has a rich history. Read about our journey from where it all began in 1921, to where we are today.

It all began in 1921 when Royston Hospital first opened its doors.

Set in attractive grounds and close to local amenities, Royston Hospital soon became popular in providing healthcare to the residents of Hawke’s Bay. In 1931, a strong earthquake shook Hawke’s Bay to its foundations.

The hospital building was so damaged that it was deemed unsafe and was evacuated.

In the aftermath, the matron at the time transferred her staff and equipment to a kiosk at the Hastings racecourse and set up an emergency surgery unit.

Soon afterwards, they relocated to the former Harris family home just across the road. A group of doctors then bought the villa which forms the base of Royston Hospital today.

Twenty years late in 1951, the doctors who purchased the Harris family home donated their investment to a charitable trust which continued to run Royston until 1993.

In 1993 Royston Trust joined with a group of medical specialists to form a joint venture company to begin the process of upgrading and expanding Royston facilities.

1995/1996 the Royston Centre opened providing consulting suites for surgeons, a radiology and physiotherapy practice.

In 1997 Royston commenced contracting with ACC to provide procedures for their patients Within a few years, Royston would also commence contracts with HBDHB to perform elective surgeries to assist with public waiting lists. This continues through to today.

In 2001 Napier’s Princess Alexandra Southern Cross Hospital closed, making Royston Hospital the sole private surgical hospital for the HB Community.

In 2005 eight new inpatient rooms and three patient suites constructed and a new fully digital operating theatre was commissioned.

In January 2006, Royston Hospital merged with Wakefield Health Limited, including Wakefield and Bowen Hospitals in Wellington.

In 2012 Parent company Wakefield Health Limited changed its

1921: The original Royston Hospital, cnr Avenue Road and King Street, Hastings.

name to Acurity Health Group Limited in August 2012 to better reflect its identity as an owner of three private surgical hospitals, and its investment in other health related organisations across the country.

In December 2015, Evolution Healthcare (a privately owned Australian and New Zealand healthcare operator) acquired 100% of Acurity Health Group Ltd (NZ).

In 2020 Evolution Healthcare broke ground on the Royston Campus with the commencement of the Orthopaedic Day Surgery Unit, a joint venture partnership with HB Orthopaedic Royston Hospital main entrance and reception foyer upgrade and two operating theatres under construction.

2021 saw the redevelopment of Royston Hospital Admissions Lounge, Pre-Assessment Clinic, expanded post-surgery recovery and day surgery unit underway. The Orthopaedic Day Surgery Unit nears completion.

In 2022 Royston Hospital expanded post anaesthetic care and day surgery unit to be completed and two new operating theatres commissioned. The plan is for additional six inpatient beds later in the year.

The opening of Royston Orthopaedic Day Surgery Unit is planned for January 2022.

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Helen Jarvis shows the Hon Maurice Williamson, Jean Koorey and others the new theatre, 1994.

The original Harris family home, Southland Road, Hastings, 1905.

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Our Commitment to development At Evolution Healthcare, we are committed to investing in facilities and leading technology that promotes health and wellbeing and enables our staff and specialists to be their best. Through the delivery of innovative healthcare environments, we better position ourselves to deliver worldclass healthcare and excellence to all those in our care.

Our Royston Hospital redevelopment is a significant investment in Hawke’s Bay. Our hospital development includes two new theatres, an expanded post anaesthesia care unit, modern entrance to a new reception and admissions, and improved medical imaging facilities.

Artist’s impression of the completed day surgery.

Our growth provides flexibility into the future Hawke’s Bay community and future-proofs increased patient volumes. Alexander Construction is the lead contractor for our Royston Hospital redevelopments.

Royston Day Surgery A significant investment in Hawke’s Bay, the new Royston Day Surgery aims to improve access for patients to dedicated orthopaedic surgical services through day stay procedures.

Evolution Healthcare in partnership with Hawke’s Bay orthopaedic surgeons are proud to be developing the first Orthopaedic Day Surgery for our community. Located on our Royston Hospital campus, our Day Surgery will improve access to many people in our region and beyond who require orthopaedic surgical procedures.

Royston Day Surgery General Manager Lesley Henderson.

Day surgery unit floor pour by Alexander Construction.

The multi-million-dollar standalone dedicated day surgery facility is led

by General Manager, Lesley Henderson.

Day Surgery includes two fully digital operating theatres, four recovery beds, and six second stay recovery bays.

Through advanced surgical techniques, many surgical procedures will now allow people to return home on the day of their procedure. The

Opening early 2022, Evolution and Royston Day Surgery staff and specialists look forward to welcoming patients to our new facility.

Chubb New Zealand congratulates Royston Hospital on its centenary anniversary and the role it has played in keeping the people of the Hawkes Bay community safe and well.

Fire Protection Systems are a critical part of ensuring buildings and their occupants remain safe by providing early detection and warning to the dangers of fire. Chubb New Zealand is proud to have provided fire protection systems, installation and maintenance expertise to Royston Hospital since 2005 to ensure all buildings remain fully compliant and operational at all times.

Chubb has been a well-known global brand for over 200 years and has operated throughout New Zealand for over 60 years providing fire and security specialist services to customers in the healthcare, commercial, industrial, and residential sectors.

Contact Chubb New Zealand to see how we can help you with your life safety system’s maintenance and compliance.

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Congratulations Alexanders and Royston have been working together on and off since the beginning of time, they are 100 years old, we are 74, but we started in earnest in 2016, undertaking a series of projects transforming spaces, constructing operating theatres and installing a new lift. $25m later and with more projects in the planning stages we are very appreciative of the relationship we have developed with the Royston team.

Health work is complex enough as it is, add in an existing building and one that is also occupied during construction, and you have a recipe for things to go pear shaped. We have found their team to be very pleasant, realistic, flexible, understanding, accommodating, forgiving and appreciative, resulting in our Site Manager, Marcus Kopu, describing Royston’s team as “outstanding”. As a consequence, all the projects were completed with no pears in sight.

Work in progress during the project.

Congratulations to Royston for achieving this significant milestone, we are not surprised that you have achieved it and look forward to working with you for the next 100 years.

The future At Evolution Healthcare, we’re proud to set the benchmark for exceptional patient care in New Zealand.

At Royston, Evolution is continuing to invest in private healthcare to see us continue to provide the high level of care for another 100 years!

This includes the soon-to-open Royston Day Surgery, a partnership with Orthopaedic surgeons for a specialist day hospital based on Royston’s Campus. We are staying ahead of technology advancements with the investment in equipment such as Indigo-clean, a ground-breaking lighting

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Looking ahead, Evolution has exciting plans to take Royston to its next phase, supporting our Hawke’s Bay community, and delivering the excellence in patient care that we have provided for 100 years.

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