design practice
We know the way to working, integrated medical services.
Medical technology must be integrated into systems that work. Systems must be maintained and supported to make them last.
We integrate medical technology to make systems that last.
Remote renal facility design
Remote renal facilities are a specialised clinical service that depends on the successful design and integration of water systems, medical technology and remote technical support.
We bring expertise in water, power, sustainability and systems integration. We understand the challenges of supporting specialised medical technology at remote sites. We know the standards, regulations and compliance needs of each region. We know what it takes to make prizewinning remote renal facilities compliant and ribust
Research and innovation
Sometimes the need is there but the technology does not exist. Often a technical solution exists but is not a good fit for the remote context of a healthcare service.
We partner with universities to develop concepts and prototypes to optimise medical systems to meet the needs of nurses, patients, families and communities.
Remote systems integration
Remote health depends on integrated systems. Nurses need medical technology to treat patients; Patients need a safe and supportive environment; Buildings must be adapted to the environmental context. Healthcare services need continuity and adaptability.
We make complex systems work together to maximise service-availability in remote health.
Sustainable design
A remote dialysis building can have up to ten different types of water and waste-water connections. When building facilities in arid regions, water conservation is a priority for healthcare providers, water-utilities and the environment.
We optimise systems to meet demand requirements in water-stressed remote communities.
Integrated remote technical support
Technical support is often left as an operational problem for after an installation is complete. In remote healthcare, operation and frontline technical support is often left as a burden for nurses to carry. To maximise service availability, technical support needs to be integrated into the whole design from the start.
We design technical support programs together with integrated systems to reduce stress on remote healthcare staff and maximise service availability.
Compliance and commissioning
New healthcare facility projects are never truly finished, but they can be compliant. There are multiple standards to be attended-to and documented prior to first-treatment.
We work with service-providers and licensing bodies to verify all aspects of medical systems so that a facility is fully compliant and licensed prior to patient-treatment.
Mobile infrastructure
Healthcare technology works best when integrated into the local context in remote health. But sometimes communities need a health service but lack the physical space to install it. By making services mobile, healthcare service providers can expand their capability and meet patient needs over a wide geographic area.
We draw on all our skills and experience to design, integrate, commission and support complex, sustainable medical systems in mobile healthcare units.