Interview with Bernadette Comitti & Fiona Sutherland (Monash Health)

Interview with Bernadette Comitti & Fiona Sutherland (Monash Health)

Re-defining patient experience through a new, digital-first hospital that incorporates new ways of working, designs and care models – $577 million Victorian Heart Hospital

Ahead of the Victorian Health Facilities Design and Development Summit 2023 (18-19 October 2023, MCEC Melbourne), we interviewed our speakers Bernadette Comitti, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Surgery Perioperative and Procedural Services, Casey and Dandenong Hospital and Fiona Sutherland, Project Director: Victorian Heart Hospital from Monash Health to understand how this innovative, "first of its kind" standalone heart hospital in Australia is shaping the future of healthcare delivery and patient experience.

Read this report to learn about:

  • Groundbreaking design approaches to support a true, 100% digital healthcare facility
  • Leveraging digital enablers across the patient’s pre-to-post care journey
  • Co-designing care environments to enable groundbreaking care models
  • Lessons learned from the commissioning and go-live of the VHH

We hope this report prompts new thinking and ideas that you are able to incorporate into your own hospital designs and masterplans!


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