The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Annual Financial Report 2010 – 11 On the move 2011 Opening in late 2011, the new Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) will provide world class facilities befitting of our great hospital for children, families, visitors and staff. The move to and opening of the new hospital campus represents not only a milestone in the hospital’s history, but also in the history of paediatric care in this country and globally. Established in 1870, the hospital moved to its current site in Parkville in 1962 and was officially opened by Her Majesty, The Queen on February 26, 1963. With the building of our new hospital, we have taken the opportunity to create an environment that is uniquely designed for children and young people – creating spaces that are fun, stimulating and take healing beyond the bedside. The design reflects growing evidence of the importance of nature and environment to the healing process and there is an overwhelming sense of colour and light throughout the building, with beautiful artwork designed to appeal to and interest children of all ages. In the 48 years since the opening of this site there has been a significant expansion of not only the hospital’s clinical facilities but also teaching and research facilities, with our on-site campus partners, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics. Our expertise, leadership and reputation in paedatrics has grown, particularly in the treatment of childhood cancer, the surgery of congenital abnormalities, gastroenterology, cardiac surgery and epilepsy surgery. The RCH has touched the lives of children and families not just in this state but nationwide and internationally and in 2011, we join in celebration and recognition of our glorious past and with great excitement for the future. We are on the move....and it’s not long now! Aerial photograph of the current and new RCH The Royal Children’s Hospital 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052 www.rch.org.au ABN: 35655720546 The RCH Annual Report 2010 – 2011 Summary of Contents Our Vision, Our Values 2 CEO and Chairman’s Report 3 Members of the Board 5 Executive Staff 6 Organisational Chart 7 Statutory Statements 8 Key Financial and Service Performance Reporting 10 The RCH Financial Statements 18 Annual Report 2010 – 2011 The Royal Children’s Hospital and Controlled Entities 1 Our Vision, Our Values Vision The Royal Children’s Hospital, a GREAT children’s hospital, leading the way Values Unity – we work together to achieve our goals Respect – for everyone in our care and for each other Integrity – we act with honesty in all we do Excellence – we strive for the highest quality in every aspect of our work Annual Report 2010 – 2011 2 The Royal Children’s Hospital and Controlled Entities CEO and Chairman’s Report The past year has seen a wonderful bringing community, our patients and families. Our Accreditation together of our future and our history, as we brandmark reflects our history and our future, As part of its accreditation requirements, the celebrated our 140 year anniversary, as well our values, and our vision as a great children’s RCH participates in the Australian Council on as prepared for the move to the new Royal hospital, leading the way. Significantly, it also Healthcare Standards (ACHS) accreditation Children’s Hospital (RCH). marks the move to the wonderful new RCH and program, known as the Evaluation and Quality the start of the next exciting stage in our history. From our humble beginnings in 1870 as a Improvement Program ‘EQuIP’. charity hospital, the RCH has grown to be one New Strategic Plan In 2011, we participated in one of the most of the world’s great children’s hospitals, leading Staff, families, our campus partners and a range important stages in the three year cycle of the way in clinical care, research and education. of other stakeholders all worked together in the accreditation, Organisation Wide Survey In our 140 year history, this is without question, past year to develop our new RCH Strategic (OWS). The four day visit by surveyors was the one of the most exciting periods with the new Plan 2010-2013. Developed in the spirit of our culmination of months of preparation, with a RCH close to completion and all staff preparing values of unity, respect, integrity and excellence, glowing report for our hospital – testament not for what will be one of the largest healthcare it celebrates past achievements within the only to the hard work of staff in preparing for moves ever undertaken in this country. It is of context of one of the most exciting times in our OWS, but the continual efforts, passion and course with a sense of excitement, as well as history, and reaffirms the commitment to our dedication of all staff who work in support nostalgia that we prepare for the move to our continuing vision of being a great children’s of our vision as a great children’s hospital, new hospital campus. The current site has been hospital, leading the way. leading the way. home to the RCH for more than 48 years during The Strategic Plan 2010–2013 sets out six In the words of the lead surveyor, Mark Avery, which time we have seen many changes in the strategic goals for RCH: ‘not many hospitals are doing what you’re care we provide. • Deliver excellence in healthcare doing… making systematic change within In 1963, the average length of stay for patients the context of ongoing care for patients and was ten days, day procedures and same day • Realise the potential of the new RCH families… congratulations on holding that admissions were unheard of, visiting hours for • Support and strengthen the RCH team agenda together’. parents were limited to twice a week and visions Comparing the new Royal Children’s Hospital of heart transplants, cancer survivors and • Enhance community and stakeholder support to ‘nirvana’, surveyors applauded the curing epilepsy with surgery were just dreams. transformation and redesign work, access Today, the average length of stay for all • Maximise campus–led research improvements in surgery and outpatients, our commitment to quality improvement, admissions is 2.8 days, parents not only stay • Provide excellent education, development consumer engagement, HR initiatives, the work by the bedside of their child but are seen as a and training critical part of the child’s care team. Eighty per of engineering and security in ‘holding this cent of children survive cancer and in 2010 we The Strategic Plan helps inform business and building together’ and our approach to research completed our 100th heart transplant. In light of departmental planning processes over the next across the campus. The team recognised these changes it is appropriate we build a new three years and will be reviewed on an annual also the leadership and the culture of quality children’s hospital that reflects how we care for basis and if necessary new actions identified improvement, shown by our mental health team. to better meet the opportunities or challenges children now and in the future, and draws upon Our work around organisational structure and before us. the very best in evidence based design. support of our board were also recognised as Our move planning is significant and like our Our Campus Partners the building blocks of leadership. colleagues in the 1960s we plan to move our This year together with our campus partners, This is an outstanding recognition of the work patients on one day in late November, with Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and achieved here at the RCH and an objective a co-ordinated organisation wide move plan The University of Melbourne, Department of assessment of our organisation. It is clear that scheduled for roll out in the weeks prior and Paediatrics, we have collaborated across a while we can still improve, the hard work both post the patient move. range of initiatives that demonstrate our united in strategy and implementation is coming to strength across clinical care, research and A brand new Royal Children’s Hospital fruition. education. Our first campus wide Research brand Week, showcasing the multi-disciplinary and Smoke Free At our Annual General Meeting in 2010, we interdisciplinary research conducted across the After months of planning, and extensive provided our audience with a sneak preview of RCH campus, was held in late 2010, coinciding consultation with our community, the RCH the new RCH brand identity. The current brand with the publication of our first campus became 100% smoke free on Sunday 10 mark - or the ‘crawling baby’ as it has become Research Report. A strength of the campus October 2010. It was clear from the response known - evolved over time and has become a relationship is undoubtedly our staff, many who of staff, families and visitors that we had to take familiar mark for our hospital. But while it has share joint appointments across the campus. whatever steps we could to protect people from served us well, it is fitting that with the move Many strategic appointments have been made the adverse effects of second hand smoke. In to the new RCH we adopt a brand mark that recognising this, including the appointment line with the 100% Smoke Free policy at the symbolises the change we are undertaking of A/Professor Andrew Davidson to the role new RCH, we took the important step of closing and the beginning of our new phase of history, of Director, Clinical Research. Other initiatives the three designated outside smoking areas. is more contemporary and reflects our history evolved through the work of the Campus The initiative was welcomed across the campus and our future.