are tried and tested ,” says Le Blanc . “ We have pulled them all together , borrowing ideas from other new hospital builds round the world in the last decade . What is leading-edge is the sheer amount of technology in a single facility . As for the move , it has gone remarkably smoothly . We have had very few issues and we have managed them without affecting our service to the public . I am smiling from ear to ear .”
Nobody wants to be in hospital but if you have to be , the new RAH is the place to be . It has 800 beds , but you won ’ t find a traditional ward . Every single in-patient has his or her own room with en-suite facilities and , if they are mobile , easy access to outdoor garden areas . A variety of internal gardens , terraces and courtyards provide an interactive and uplifting environment , with internal and external performance spaces accessible to patients , staff , visitors and members of the public . Depressing corridors and waiting areas are also relegated to history - art integrated right across the 10-hectare site celebrates
Geoff Peach , co-Directors of the IT implementation programme at the new RAH
Geoff Peach is a hospital IT guru based in Queensland . He has lived out of a suitcase , away from his family for three years to help deliver the new RAH work program . His ability to calmly lead technical teams through complexity while making it all look straightforward has been very impressive . There are a lot of new technologies in this hospital that Le Blanc ’ s established team were previously unfamiliar with . Peach ’ s know-how with these emerging technologies combined with a comprehensive big picture view of hospital business operations and deep understanding of supplier sub-contracts has been a critical success factor .