With the recent growth in points of care at The Sunshine Hospital, our main Pharmacy has reached capacity. An expansion of the current Pharmacy footprint from 350m² to 800m² is being undertaken to support clinical operations. The expansion accommodates for growth in staff numbers, installation of Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC’s) systems to automate many of the routine tasks and more efficiently store extensive stock holdings and the introduction of onsite medication manufacturing in an Aseptic Suite.
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Features & Benefits
- Expanding current Pharmacy footprint from 350m² to 800m² approximately (an addition of 450m²)
- Site: Sunshine Hospital Pharmacy and Loading Dock
- Total End Investment – $11M
- Target opening date October 2023
- Ability to undertake non-cytotoxic compounding (required for NICU; immunotherapy; non-cancer clinical trials and core operations)
- Supporting an expansion in the Clinical Trials Pharmacy service
- Automation of systems to support stock efficiencies and reduction of medication related error
- OHS improvements around circulation space and noise, and work spaces for staff
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Status & Key Dates
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Gallery
Pharmacy front of house
Pharmacy Dispensary with storage and dispensing robots, Nemo and Dory
Rowa Vmax storage and dispensing robots AKA Nemo and Dory
Pharmacy Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC)The Pharmacy ADC is a storage and retrieval system. This system optimises medication storage and stock flow. There will be two pharmacy ADCs named Nemo & Dory- “swimming through medication stock” – This storage system will be approximately 6.5m long, 2.5m wide and 3m high. It has capacity to store approximately 40,000 medications packs.
This automation system also has additional features:
“Crate” known as BAYMAX – “Your personal healthcare companion”– a distribution system for automated ward box filling.
“Prologue” named S.A.S.S.I (sunshine’s automated super sorter intelligence)- this is a sorting system when stock arrives from supplier
Together the Pharmacy Automation System will change the way medications are received, sorted and supplied. It improves efficiency and accuracy, ensuring patients receive the best possible care with regards to medication safety.
Elevated schematic design of expanded Pharmacy
Pharmacy Front Counter
Temporary Pharmacy
Aseptic Area
Clinical Trials Area
Staff Tea Room
Staff Lockers
Dispensary
Fridge Bank
Front of House
Concept design of Pharmacy Expansion above loading dock
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