St Andrew’s Wellbeing Centre

Sharing the third floor with Cancer Research SA (CRSA) at 337 is a brand new initiative for patient wellbeing, made possible by the St Andrew’s Hospital Foundation. It’s a flexible space with floor-to-ceiling windows looking across to the parklands’ magnificent eucalypt canopy. Here we’ll welcome patients with services and resources including exercise classes, a meeting and social space, reference library and connection to support services and groups.

St Andrew’s Foundation Director Jenny Parsons says, “Stephen Walker, the Hospital CEO, brought this idea to the Foundation Board to deepen the care offerings at St Andrew’s. His view was that a non-clinical, nurturing and supportive community-based space would significantly extend the pre- and post- care options the hospital can provide to cancer and cardiac patients, and their families.

“As a Foundation, this is such an exciting way that we can enable our hospital to help even more people. The Foundation is providing a donation to the hospital so that it can establish the Wellbeing Centre, and we will also be providing a volunteer service, in coordination with the clinical team.”

For over 20 years the St Andrew’s Foundation, with the generous support of donors, has supported a wide range of projects including Nursing and Leadership Scholarships, upgrades of staff and patient spaces and significant equipment purchases. Jenny says; “The most common wish from our donors is that they are grateful for the care they’ve had, and they want to say thank you, and they ask us to please keep supporting the hospital. This is exactly what we do and will continue to do.”

To donate please visit www.stand.org.au/donate

5 Star NABERS rating for environmental performance

Sustainability has been a core guiding principle of the build at 337 South Terrace. This means not just during the construction phase but also for the life of the building. Thanks to meticulous systems, materials use and environmental design, the development has achieved above the 5 Stars rating (out of a possible 6) from the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS). The system rates commercial and public buildings on a building’s efficiency on energy, water, waste and indoor environment.

James Arsenikakis of Cambridge Medical Property says, “for example, almost every light in the building is a sensor light. So if you step out, it will turn off after a time. Good insulation is critical, and the windows are all double glazed. The heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC), which is the single biggest power usage in most buildings, has been designed to never run unnecessarily.”

The NABERS organisation states: “At NABERS, we know that environmentally friendly buildings are not only better for the planet, but they also make happier and healthier spaces that we can all thrive in.”

A single cancer care facility for a patient’s full journey

337’s primary purpose is a centre for excellence in cancer diagnosis, treatment and research, with breast cancer a specialty. Jones Radiology and GenesisCare are moving from their current St Andrew’s facilities into 337, alongside a host of complementary services.

The St Andrew’s precinct on South Terrace will now be home to a complete suite of expert cancer diagnosis and treatment facilities. Processes are streamlined, and patients are able to return to a familiar environment and staff, easing their journey through serious health challenges.

Australia’s only suspended radiation chambers

On 337’s first floor, twin insulated chambers are home to GenesisCare’s LINAC (Linear Accelerator) machines, for the delivery of targeted radiation therapy for cancers. Frequently this type of treatment takes place deep in basement bunkers, owing to the extreme protective insulation required to ensure safety. Psychologically, to bring patients up to a lightfilled first floor suite for radiation treatment is quite literally a lift.

James Arsenikakis of Cambridge Medical Property says, “it’s about better patient wellbeing, so you’re not having to send people into the depths of a basement for treatment. It also makes for the most effective use of space on the footprint of the site, to make it as usable as possible for the patients, doctors and other healthcare workers.