New Zealand appointment: Karyn Hathaway
Friday, 07 October 2022
Destravis welcomes Karyn Hathaway as Senior Health Planner. Based in Wellington, Karyn will carry on the specialist health services Destravis has been providing directly in the region for over 4 years. As a New Zealander and Registered Nurse, Karyn has the expertise, experience and passion to deliver quality solutions for our clients. Karyn is already
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Destravis welcomes announcement of Australia’s biggest hospital project
Friday, 07 October 2022
Destravis is proud of the contribution we made to the development of this exciting project.
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Co-design for adolescent mental health
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Jacaranda Place began with an Investment Brief by Destravis in 2016 and opened to patients in 2021. Destravis remained on the project from inception to completion and is very proud of the facility and care environment that has been created for adolescent consumers in Queensland seeking mental health services and rehabilitation. Jacaranda Place was a
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Mount Barker Hospital ED underway
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
DesignInc Adelaide and Destravis have been working closely with Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network to design a new $11.8M emergency department in Mount Barker. The Mount Barker District Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital is one of SA Health’s key peri-urban health facilities which plays a critical function in stabilising patient flows to Adelaide’s metropolitan hospitals. Construction
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New Director Announcement
Thursday, 05 March 2020
Destravis is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra Surkamp to the role of Director and Shareholder. Sandra is highly specialised in health facility planner and designer; the past 12 years of her career have been dedicated to hospital and health facilities. Sandra has been a senior member of Destravis for almost 5 years. Her
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The Southern Health Expansion Plan
Thursday, 05 December 2019
Destravis undertook integrated clinical service and infrastructure master planning for Southern Adelaide LHN. SA’s Minister for Health announced the Plan which entails a sequence of projects which will increase health capacity across Southern Adelaide and critically provide additional treatment spaces at Flinders Medical Centre ED to support the growing and ageing population. The project is
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Healthy architecture for healthy hospitals
Friday, 20 September 2019
Gunther De Graeve presented at the European Association for Hospital Managers on the topic of Healthy Architecture; taking the bold position that hospital CEO’s throughout Europe should mandate healthy hospital environments for patients and staff. European Association for Hospital Manager (EAHM) held their 28th annual congress in Ghent, Belgium in September. Hospital Executive and Management
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Specialists in New Zealand
Wednesday, 03 July 2019
Destravis welcomes Jeanette Cooke as Regional Director - NZ. Based in Wellington, Jeanette will carry on the specialist health services Destravis has been providing directly in the region for almost 3 years.
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New Health Service Planning expertise
Friday, 28 December 2018
Jodi Hallas has joined the Destravis team to bring service planning expertise which complement our existing capital planning expertise; providing independent, holistic, strategic planning service to clients in the health industry. The health service planning scope we now provide is the enabler to strategic capital planning. “With Jodi’s expert advice, we can now assist clients
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Destravis key note speaker in South America
Friday, 28 December 2018
Destravis Associate Director, Sandra Surkamp was invited to deliver the opening presentation at the South American symposium of the International Academy for Design & Health in Brazil in October. Her presentation focused on the importance of healthy design in the built environment and need to develop the healthy building index upon which to assess future projects.
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Destravis expands to bring specialist services to more clients across Asia-Pacific
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Client demand for strategic infrastructure and service advice in the health and tertiary education industries is driving Destravis expansion into Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington.
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Gunther De Graeve announced as new CEO of International Academy for Design & Health
Sunday, 17 September 2017
Alan Dilani, founder of the International Academy for Design & Health (IADH) has announced his retirement following decades of tireless commitment to the role. Gunther is honoured to be selected to carry Alan’s legacy into the future. “I’m honoured to lead the Academy forward alongside many of the committed and passionate colleagues. Together we are
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