Kathleen Hume– Principal Architect

Kathleen Hume (née Houison) is a registered architect in WA and the Director of Hume Healthcare Architects Pty Ltd. She is a specialist healthcare design architect and planner with over 30 years of experience in the field. Kathleen has worked on a variety of public and private health care projects and followed projects through from needs assessment through all stages to commissioning.

 

Kathleen is acutely aware of the evidence of good design on patient well-being and recovery and keeps abreast of the latest trends. Her personable nature and competence have earned her the respect of clients and consultants alike.

Grounding in Healthcare Planning

Kathleen graduated in 1990 and started working for a boutique healthcare design practice (1990-1992). After completing her board exam in 1992, she joined a prominent South Africa-based healthcare design architectural practice– FGG Architects (1992-2003). Here she worked on many major healthcare projects in South Africa, such as the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, an 860-bed tertiary hospital.

 

Kathleen was offered a partnership at FGG in 2002. A year later, with the logistical support and encouragement of her partner, she decided to start her own practice– Kathleen Houison Architect (2003-2008). She also started Health Facility Planning in partnership with a fellow consultant Renee du Toit, a registered nurse and IPC consultant. Together, they offered courses in healthcare design, accredited with CPD points and credits at university level (2004-2008).

 

In 2008, Kathleen and her family migrated to Perth, WA. In the same year, she joined the renowned Silver Thomas Hanley (STH) healthcare design practice in WA. This experience enabled her to become familiar with local healthcare practices and meet local consultants. As Project Architect in STH, Kathleen worked on a variety of healthcare projects.

Private Practice in Australia

In 2012, Kathleen went into private practice and was invited by the Department of Health, Licensing and Accreditation Regulatory Unit (LARU) to join a panel of independent consultants who are responsible for reviewing licensing applications for various types of WA-based private healthcare projects, such as psychiatric hostels, nursing homes, and day hospitals (Class A, B and C). The said reviewing process covers the entire duration of a project that consists of the following stages in chronological order: Concept Design, Approval in Principal (AIP), Approval to Construct (ATC), and Approval to Occupy (ATO).

 

From 2012 to 2018, Kathleen continued with LARU consulting work and assisted her partner in healthcare design for Silver Chain and Ramsay Health.

 

In August 2018, she started her own dedicated healthcare design practice in August 2018, namely Hume Healthcare Architects Pty Ltd.

Healthcare Projects – in most recent order

  1. Linear Advanced Cancer Trials Centre, Current
  2. Richmond Wellbeing, 25-bed Psychiatric Hostel, Orelia, Refurbishment, Current
  3. Perth Children’s Hospital, Eating Disorder Clinic, Refurbishment, Current
  4. Perth Children’s Hospital, Covid-19 Readiness Works, 2021-2022
  5. Richmond Wellbeing, 8-bed Youth Psychiatric Hostel, Queens Park, Refurbishment, Practical Completion April 2022
  6. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Endoscopy DPU Masterplan and Stage 1 Refurbishment, Practical Completion January 2021
  7. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Covid-19 extension to ED, Fast Track, Treatment, POP, EYE, Isolation.
  8. Sterequip in Epping, VIC– Outsourced Theatre Instrument Reprocessing Facility (CSSD), Practical Completion December 2022
  9. Sterequip in Milperra, NSW– Outsourced Theatre Instrument Reprocessing Facility (CSSD), Current
  10. Sterequip in Bayswater, WA – Outsourced Theatre Instrument Reprocessing Facility (CSSD), Current
  11. Sterequip in Banyo, QLD – Outsourced Theatre Instrument Reprocessing Facility (CSSD), Current
  12. Salvado, Psychiatric Medical Suites at 230 Rokeby Road, Subiaco internal fit-out
  13. Glengarry Private Hospital CSSD/OT – WA, Current
  14. Glengarry Private Hospital DPU, WA, 2017-2018
  15. Glengarry Private Hospital, Mother Baby Unit, Current
  16. SleepMed Australia, Murdoch Respiratory Centre, Class B facility, Leeming WA, 2015-2016
  17. Margaret River Private, Class 9A Hospital and Outpatients for AOD, Metricup WA, On Hold
  18. State Rehabilitation Service, 140 bed new build Rehabilitation Services Building, Murdoch WA, 2009-2013
  19. St John of God Bunbury. Additions, Coronary Care Unit and Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 2011-2013
  20. St John of God Murdoch, WA– Redevelopment, 2012
  21. St John of God Murdoch, Murtec training facility, WA– Alterations to Medical Records and training facility
  22. Waikiki Private Hospital, Rockingham. Minor works for Compliance
  23. Silver Chain– Kingsley Home Base Redevelopment, WA, 2016
  24. Silver Chain – Maddington Clinic Redevelopment, WA, Current
  25. Silver Chain – Mandurah Clinic Redevelopment, WA, On Hold
  26. Fiona Stanley Hospital, 643-bed tertiary hospital, WA, 2009
  27. Oxford St Dermatology– Day Procedure Unit, Perth, WA
  28. Gateway, 120 bed Specialist Private Hospital, Umhlanga– Business Plan, Brief, and Master Plan
  29. Hibiscus Private Hospital, Port Shepstone Major Redevelopment
  30. Inkosi Albert Luthuli, new 860 bed Tertiary Hospital
  31. Umkhumbane Community Health Centre, Durban– Review

Consulting for Department of Health, LARU

  1. Hollywood Endoscopy Unit Document review and ATO
  2. Hollywood Mental Health Day Unit & 30 bed Mental Health IPU, review and ATO
  3. Hollywood PH – Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit – review – Approval to Occupy
  4. Sundew Day Surgery- Documentation and facility review
  5. Woodville House Psychiatric Hostel – Facility Review
  6. Bradford view Nursing Home – Facility Review
  7. ICON Cancer Centre Rockingham -Doc & Facility Review
  8. ICON Cancer Centre Midland – Doc & Facility Review
  9. Western Haematology and Oncology – Documentation review and ATO
  10. Craigie Day Hospital, new build – Documentation Review and ATO
  11. Absolute Cosmetic Medicine – Documentation Review and ATO
  12. West Leederville Private Hospital, new, Documentation and Facility Review
  13. Perth Eye Hospital – Occupation Inspection and later Facility Review
  14. Perth Clinic, minor works and new MH Outpatient Facility – Documentation Review
  15. Abbotsford Private Hospital Mental Heal Unit, 2020 – Documentation review
  16. Ming anew Nursing Post, minor works – Documentation Review
  17. Lucy Creeth Nursing Home – Occupation Review
  18. Fitzroy Crossing Renal, new building – Documentation and Facility Review
  19. Attadale Private Rehabilitation Hospital – Documentation Review and ATO
  20. Murdoch Surgicentre, minor works CSD- Approval to Occupy
  21. Fresh Start Class B Day Procedure Unit – New licence application, facility Review
  22. St John of God, Subiaco, New Nursery – Approval to Occupy
  23. Armadale Neonatal Nursery – Documentation review and site review
  24. Romily House Psychiatric Hostel – Facility and Minor Works review
  25. Lady Lawley Cottage by the Sea, Nursing Home – Change of Function approval
  26. Academy Day Hospital – Drawing & Facility Review
  27. Joondalup Health Campus, new Paediatric Ward – Doc. Review, ATO
  28. Joondalup Health Campus, new Renal Ward – Doc Review, ATO
  29. SJOG Busselton, new Renal Ward – Documentation Review
  30. John St Psychiatric Hostel – Documentation Review
  31. Health E, Marian Centre Psychiatric Hospital – Doc Review, ATO
  32. Immunology and Infectious Diseases Clinic, Murdoch University, DPU Documentation and Facility Review
  33. SJOG Mt Lawley, Admissions, Operating Theatres, Endoscopy, Day Procedure, CSSD, Kitchen, redevelopment – Documentation Review, ATO
  34. Peel Health Campus, new MRI Suite, SSU and ED- Documentation Review, Approval to Occupy
  35. SJOG Geraldton, Theatre non-compliance and various minor works- Documentation Review, Approval to Occupy
  36. Marie Stopes Clinic, Midland – Concept and Documentation and Facility Review
  37. Eucla Nursing Post Documentation Review and Approval