Our whānau rooms are getting a makeover! Last year we asked for your feedback on our whānau rooms at Auckland City Hospital. We heard that whānau rooms need to create a welcoming and restorative environment for everyone who needs them.
We've worked with whānau and ward teams, alongside feedback from patients, whānau, staff, architects and our community to design calming spaces that value the important role whānau play in supporting patients.
An entrance mural will identify each whānau room, supporting patients and whānau to find their way around the hospital. The mural is a beautiful piece of artwork by Matekitātahi Rāwiri-McDonald of Toa Architects that reflects the origins of the rooms and the vital role whānau play in the health and wellbeing of our patients.
Refurbishment will start at the end of April, with all seven spaces to be complete by the end of May 2021.
Thank you to the supporters of Auckland Health Foundation for funding these important spaces.