Parents, children and clinicians in Sunshine, in Melbourne’s west, have enthusiastically welcomed a new Lyons -designed hospital. The Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital is located within the Sunshine Hospital campus. Lyons’ nine-storey design accommodates wide-ranging facilities including an entire birthing floor, comprising 20 birthing suites and four birthing pools. Outpatient clinics, imaging facilities, operating theatres, a special-care nursery (including a neonatal intensive care unit), a short-stay paediatric ward and new inpatient wards are all among the carefully considered layout. For patients who reside in regional towns, the hospital provides designated rooms for overnight accommodation. Architect’s career comes full circle For Lyons Director Corbett Lyon, the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital marks a welcome addition to the Sunshine Hospital campus. Almost 20 years ago, Lyon led the team responsible for the award-winning design of a new multilevel ward building at the hospital. The building’s distinctive yellow, curved facade […]