A new timeline.

Timeline in the new Maitland Hospital, January 2022.

Building on the tradition of creating and displaying timelines of the hospital, a new timeline was created for the new Maitland Hospital.

Printed on vinyl and fixed to the wall in the main corridor of the new hospital, the timeline tracks the growth of the hospital through images, dates and captions about key buildings. It was designed by Jaimie Pritchard with a background created from Saretta Fielding’s arbour artwork. The content was researched and written by Collected Memory consultants Joe Eisenberg and Janis Wilton.

Snapshots of the introductory text, photographs and captions on the timeline.

Embedded in the timeline are five vitrines. The vitrines are for changing displays about the hospital. The concept is that, through the vitrines and through works elsewhere in the hospital, there will be changing stories and displays about people, events, and objects.

For the opening of the new hospital in January 2022, five themes were selected for the vitrines. The displays were installed by Rob Cleworth.

Distract and play.

An acknowledgement of children as patients in, and visitors to, the hospital and the therapeutic benefits of finding ways to distract and entertain them.

Visit Distract and play for more details.

Openings and public events.

The variety of ways in which the hospital commemorated the opening of new buildings and services, and visits from dignitaries.

Visit Openings and public events for more details.

Hospital staff.

Recognition of the key role of hospital staff in providing the health care and services that ensure patient well-being.

Visit Hospital staff for more details.

Pills and potions.

The hospital pharmacy is representative of the many behind the scenes staff and services that contribute to the health care provided in the hospital.

Visit Pills and potions for more details.

First matron.

A focus on the hospital’s first trained matron, Elizabeth Morrow, who represents the hospital’s nursing history including its role as a training hospital for nurses.

Visit First matron for more details.