Auckland Hospital - AED and CED Entrance Expansion
Project Overview
Location:
New Zealand
Client:
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
Sector:
Public Healthcare
Completion:
2025

The entrance, screening, triage, and waiting areas of the Adult Emergency Department (AED) were facing intense pressure from COVID, winter surges, and steadily rising patient numbers. With no remaining space to form additional rooms and a waiting area that could no longer accommodate demand, AED urgently needed a smarter, more adaptable solution. The requirement to separate patients based on risk-screening only added to the challenge, creating the need for multiple dedicated waiting zones.

Addressing Capacity Challenges in AED

The entrance, screening, triage and waiting room area of the Adult Emergency Department (AED) was under pressure from COVID, winter illness, increasing patient volume and surges.

Addressing Capacity Challenges in AED

The entrance, screening, triage and waiting room area of the Adult Emergency Department (AED) was under pressure from COVID, winter illness, increasing patient volume and surges.

Addressing Capacity Challenges in AED

The entrance, screening, triage and waiting room area of the Adult Emergency Department (AED) was under pressure from COVID, winter illness, increasing patient volume and surges.

Addressing Capacity Challenges in AED

The entrance, screening, triage and waiting room area of the Adult Emergency Department (AED) was under pressure from COVID, winter illness, increasing patient volume and surges.

Addressing Capacity Challenges in AED

The entrance, screening, triage and waiting room area of the Adult Emergency Department (AED) was under pressure from COVID, winter illness, increasing patient volume and surges.

Expanding Emergency Facilities to Enhance Capacity and Safety

AED had no more space to create new rooms and the waiting area was too small to accommodate patients. The ongoing need to separate patients based on their risk-screening also meant that more than one waiting room was required. Work was required to expand AED and CED into the undercroft area, without compromising safety, and providing a necessary degree of comfort and a welcoming atmosphere.

Expanding Emergency Facilities to Enhance Capacity and Safety

AED had no more space to create new rooms and the waiting area was too small to accommodate patients. The ongoing need to separate patients based on their risk-screening also meant that more than one waiting room was required. Work was required to expand AED and CED into the undercroft area, without compromising safety, and providing a necessary degree of comfort and a welcoming atmosphere.

Expanding Emergency Facilities to Enhance Capacity and Safety

AED had no more space to create new rooms and the waiting area was too small to accommodate patients. The ongoing need to separate patients based on their risk-screening also meant that more than one waiting room was required. Work was required to expand AED and CED into the undercroft area, without compromising safety, and providing a necessary degree of comfort and a welcoming atmosphere.

Expanding Emergency Facilities to Enhance Capacity and Safety

AED had no more space to create new rooms and the waiting area was too small to accommodate patients. The ongoing need to separate patients based on their risk-screening also meant that more than one waiting room was required. Work was required to expand AED and CED into the undercroft area, without compromising safety, and providing a necessary degree of comfort and a welcoming atmosphere.

Expanding Emergency Facilities to Enhance Capacity and Safety

AED had no more space to create new rooms and the waiting area was too small to accommodate patients. The ongoing need to separate patients based on their risk-screening also meant that more than one waiting room was required. Work was required to expand AED and CED into the undercroft area, without compromising safety, and providing a necessary degree of comfort and a welcoming atmosphere.

Strategic Redesign of Screening and Triage Areas

To permanently close in the undercroft area, Neet Design had to relocate the screening and triage areas for walk-in patients, as well as create separate waiting areas based on screening, assessment rooms and facilities for both AED and CED. This meant consolidating staff as much as possible.

Strategic Redesign of Screening and Triage Areas

To permanently close in the undercroft area, Neet Design had to relocate the screening and triage areas for walk-in patients, as well as create separate waiting areas based on screening, assessment rooms and facilities for both AED and CED. This meant consolidating staff as much as possible.

Strategic Redesign of Screening and Triage Areas

To permanently close in the undercroft area, Neet Design had to relocate the screening and triage areas for walk-in patients, as well as create separate waiting areas based on screening, assessment rooms and facilities for both AED and CED. This meant consolidating staff as much as possible.

Strategic Redesign of Screening and Triage Areas

To permanently close in the undercroft area, Neet Design had to relocate the screening and triage areas for walk-in patients, as well as create separate waiting areas based on screening, assessment rooms and facilities for both AED and CED. This meant consolidating staff as much as possible.

Strategic Redesign of Screening and Triage Areas

To permanently close in the undercroft area, Neet Design had to relocate the screening and triage areas for walk-in patients, as well as create separate waiting areas based on screening, assessment rooms and facilities for both AED and CED. This meant consolidating staff as much as possible.

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Auckland Hospital - AED and CED Entrance Expansion

The entrance, screening, triage, and waiting areas of the Adult Emergency Department (AED) were facing intense pressure from COVID, winter surges, and steadily rising patient numbers. With no remaining space to form additional rooms and a waiting area that could no longer accommodate demand, AED urgently needed a smarter, more adaptable solution. The requirement to separate patients based on risk-screening only added to the challenge, creating the need for multiple dedicated waiting zones.