{"id":9561,"date":"2022-08-05T11:28:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T01:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=8185"},"modified":"2022-10-27T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T05:23:54","slug":"adco-constructions-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership","title":{"rendered":"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_8227\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8227\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8227 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-139-fb.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor garden area on Level 5 of the RBWH Dr James Mayne Building\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor garden area on Level 5 of the RBWH Dr James Mayne Building<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>The outdoor garden area on Level 5 of the RBWH Dr James Mayne Building has been gifted its own \u2018Backyard Blitz\u2019 thanks to the RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions.<\/h4>\n<p>RBWH Foundation facilitated the ADCO Constructions Community Day on Monday July 4, which saw about 20 ADCO staff replant garden beds, clean and refurbish concrete areas, and install privacy screens on the Level 5 terrace.<\/p>\n<p>RBWH Foundation CEO Simone Garske said the refurbishment was proving a breath of fresh air for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, their families, and friends.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8226\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8226\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8226 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb.jpg\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation and ADCO team\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A big thanks to the RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe RBWH Foundation is so grateful to ADCO Constructions for creating this beautiful space for RBWH patients and patient families,\u201d said Simone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe terrace will provide a much-needed place of healing to enhance the patient care experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADCO Senior Project Engineer Ben Savill said ADCO Community Days were launched last year, allowing staff to step away from their day jobs and volunteer their time to make a difference for chosen charities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cStaff are given the choice of which project they would like to participate in,\u201d said Ben.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThis year, the RBWH Foundation project received the most interest!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the year, ADCO staff were asked to nominate charities and a proposed scope of work that could be undertaken in a day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cMany of us have had some form of connection to RBWH, so it was a really wholesome experience to give back collectively and contribute to the RBWH Foundation,\u201d said Ben.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWhen we heard about the terrace area where patients and families can spend some time outdoors, we thought this was a great opportunity not only to undertake some gardening, but to positively impact the recipients by giving them a really pleasant outdoor space, where the benefits of fresh air and Vitamin D can be experienced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWe all know how time spent in the outdoors positively impacts our mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite forecast rain, the skies remained clear and work was completed ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cAs an added bonus it then rained for two days after the Community Day, which is perfect for helping the new landscaping settle in!,\u201d said Ben.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIt means a great deal that we can improve the lives of others. We had a lot of fun participating in the day, so it\u2019s a win-win for all!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you know of any organisations who would like to partner with the RBWH Foundation, please email <a href=\"mailto:info@rbwhfoundation.com.au\">info@rbwhfoundation.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5652 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/rbwh-foundation-banner.jpg\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation banner\" width=\"1056\" height=\"291\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1056px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1056\/291;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outdoor garden area on Level 5 of the RBWH Dr James Mayne Building has been gifted its own \u2018Backyard Blitz\u2019 thanks to the RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":10284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-at-the-royal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace - Staff Extranet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace - Staff Extranet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The outdoor garden area on Level 5 of the RBWH Dr James Mayne Building has been gifted its own \u2018Backyard Blitz\u2019 thanks to the RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Staff Extranet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-05T01:28:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-27T05:23:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-139-fb.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"nealeian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership\",\"name\":\"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace - Staff Extranet\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-05T01:28:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-27T05:23:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#\/schema\/person\/724a09d5ca3dcb195fea4b9f1e29d77c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/\",\"name\":\"Staff Extranet\",\"description\":\"Metro North Health\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#\/schema\/person\/724a09d5ca3dcb195fea4b9f1e29d77c\",\"name\":\"nealeian\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/77116e3d199c28518aac1a73e2b64a244abf2f2bf557b548b6af2f8f785b699c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/77116e3d199c28518aac1a73e2b64a244abf2f2bf557b548b6af2f8f785b699c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"nealeian\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace - Staff Extranet","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace - Staff Extranet","og_description":"The outdoor garden area on Level 5 of the RBWH Dr James Mayne Building has been gifted its own \u2018Backyard Blitz\u2019 thanks to the RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions.","og_url":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership","og_site_name":"Staff Extranet","article_published_time":"2022-08-05T01:28:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-10-27T05:23:54+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-139-fb.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"nealeian","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership","url":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership","name":"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace - Staff Extranet","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb.jpg","datePublished":"2022-08-05T01:28:36+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-27T05:23:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#\/schema\/person\/724a09d5ca3dcb195fea4b9f1e29d77c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb.jpg","width":600,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#website","url":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/","name":"Staff Extranet","description":"Metro North Health","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#\/schema\/person\/724a09d5ca3dcb195fea4b9f1e29d77c","name":"nealeian","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/77116e3d199c28518aac1a73e2b64a244abf2f2bf557b548b6af2f8f785b699c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/77116e3d199c28518aac1a73e2b64a244abf2f2bf557b548b6af2f8f785b699c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"nealeian"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9561"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10285,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9561\/revisions\/10285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}