Auburn Hospital Redevelopment
Arts & Culture 4 Health Project
Last reviewed 27 June 2008
Above: The Wishing Tree
About the Arts & Culture 4 Health Project
We’re building a $145 million new Auburn Hospital, ready for occupation in 2009. The new hospital is now under construction (next to the existing buildings) and will provide purpose-built new healthcare facilities for the local community, including emergency care, birthing and maternity, outpatient, and general surgery services.
The new hospital has been designed to create a more welcoming and supportive environment for patients and carers, and a better workplace for staff.
Auburn is the most ethnically diverse local community in Australia, with a rich heritage of culture, tradition, belief and art.
Research shows that art, in all its forms, can contribute positively to the development of a healing environment, so we want our new hospital to reflect the amazing diversity and richness of our local community.
The Arts & Culture 4 Health Project is an initiative of the health service to enhance the design of the new facilities and provide an opportunity for the wider community to be partners in the redevelopment of Auburn Health Services.
We would like to invite all our staff to help us create that healing environment by participating in this special project.
Your ideas will help us to create a very special place!
Be part of the art!
It’s easy. To be part of Arts & Culture 4 Health:
- Answer the questionnaire
and drop in the Art Box in the Auburn Hospital main entry, or fax or mail
it to us (contact details are on the questionnaire).
- Hang a wish on the Wish Tree in the Auburn Hospital main foyer.
- Add your story or pictures to our Memory Book. To contribute, send your
story and copies of any photos to our Arts Coordinator (contact details
below), or drop it into the Art Box in the hospital foyer. Please do not
send your originals – a copy will do. If we need to use your original
item, we will contact you. Make sure you include your name, address and
a contact phone number (and email if you have one).
- Make a time to meet with Marily Cintra, our Project Coordinator. Please let us know if you need an interpreter when you make your appointment. See below for contact details.
How to contact the Auburn Hospital Redevelopment Arts & Culture 4 Health
Project:
For more information or to contribute, please contact:
Marily Cintra
Program Coordinator
Mobile 0414 944 991
Tel: 9563 9535 or Fax: 9563 5356
Marily.Cintra@placemaking.com.au or
Gordana_Kostadinovska@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Arts & Culture 4 Health is being developed by Health and Arts Research Centre, Inc.
