Canberra Hospital’s brand-new welcome hall will open on Monday, 3 June.

The hall is the new entry and main reception for the hospital and replaces the existing reception in Building 2 from this date.

Welcome hall location and features

The welcome hall is close to arrival points such as:

• the multi-storey car park
• taxis and public transport
• a covered waiting area and drop-off zone at the entrance, which also services the new Emergency Department.

It is a convenient meeting point in a modern, inclusive and comfortable environment.

Visitors can enquire at the main reception area to find their way to locations around the hospital and gather in the seating hubs.

Community input was essential to the hall’s design and construction. This feedback has helped shape the building to be welcoming and easy to navigate. It also reflects the diverse nature of the Canberra community.

The new space will improve the experience for both staff and visitors.

Design features:

• a striking wooden-panelled main reception to provide customer service and welcome community to the hospital
• a new café and retail space (to be opened at a later date)
• seating hubs and green outdoor spaces for visitors and patients to relax in
• floor-to-ceiling, double-glazed windows providing a strong connection to the surrounding landscape
• a transparent, above-ground clinical link that connects the existing hospital with the new building and provides patients with privacy as they move through the hospital
• striking art installations from local artists that create a welcoming and inclusive space.

The Critical Services Building

The welcome hall will connect the new Critical Services Building with the rest of the campus.

The Critical Services Building is in the final stages of construction and is expected to open to the community in August. It will then be known as Building 5 on the hospital campus.

The welcome hall is the first part of the new building to open.

More information on the Critical Services Building and the Canberra Hospital Expansion project here.

^{Inside the new welcome hall featuring Bradley Mapiva Brown’s 'Ngala Dhawura – Country of Many Trees' artwork.}

^{The main corridor of the Critical Services Building featuring Hannah Quinlivan’s ‘Life Force’ artwork.}

^{The main entry to the new welcome hall, alongside ‘Lynnice Church’s ‘Journey of Healing’ artwork.}