Excellence in sustainability

This award recognises a project/team that provides an environmentally sustainable solution for delivering health care.

Meet our 2026 winner

Spinal bracing project – Peel Health Campus

This project redesigned care so people with spinal fractures can receive the support they need without unnecessary travel, at a significantly lower cost and with measurable environmental benefits.

Instead of being moved elsewhere for spinal brace fitting, patients in the Peel-Murray region now receive this care locally, supported by specialist input through telehealth consultation.

This new approach reduces waiting times, avoids stressful transfers and helps people stay closer to home and family during recovery. It also saves ambulance time, reduces emissions linked to transport and frees up staff to focus on direct care.

Importantly, it maintains safety and quality, with strong outcomes and no increase in return visits.

By simplifying the care journey and reducing disruption, the project delivers a more comfortable, efficient and sustainable experience that puts the needs of patients first while making better use of shared resources.

Congratulations to our other finalists:

• Digital welcome project – Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
• Retail waste sustainability expansion initiative – Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group

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