Presentation by : Diarmuid Ó Coimín

Project team : Doreen Steenson, Caroline McMahon, Dorothy O Sullivan, Ronan Rose Roberts

Diarmuid Ó Coimín

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

St Brigids's Ward Family Room

Refurbishment

June 2014

24/09/2012

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Feedback from Families

“We had to sit in the main reception area to eat our food as

there was nowhere else open or

available. There was no where we could

go and sit and eat in private -away from

the bedside”

The room we were told the bad news in was dark and drab, there

was no natural light and it was cluttered.

We were waiting on the corridor to see

our mother who was dying. We felt

exposed. It was like a fish bowl.

Everyone could see we were upset and that someone was dying belonging to us. There was no

privacy

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Room – before refurbishment

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Photo’s of Room before refurbishment…

Architect’s drawings…

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Official opening 27TH April 2012

Entrance to Family room – A splash of colour

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A mortuary that inspires fear… A Family Room that inspires hope…

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A Family Room that promotes privacy, comfort and warmth….

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Key Learning :

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St Brigids ward family room – June 2014

From Sofa to bed …. If a family member needs to stay overnight at short notice

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Feedback……

“The family room is a wonderful addition

to the ward, there was nowhere to relax when I was here- the pictures are beautiful and a great addition

to the room. Well done on all the great

work”

“The Colour and pictures in the room just lift my mood”

“You

can get

away

from it all

in here”

“Relatives who have used the room have

frequently commented on how

quiet it is and described it as a

wonderful space, and how different it is to the rest of the ward.”

“It’s great that you can make a

cup of tea without having to

interrupt the nursing staff-

who are so busy”

We would sincerely like to ‘Thank’ the HSE and the Irish Hospice Foundation for providing us with the Design and Dignity Grant to enhance this room for patients and families .