Lyell McEwin Health Precinct Master Plan - City of Playford

There was also the desire to expand the hours to 7.00 am to 7.00pm to provide breakfast,lunch and dinner options. The LMH Volunteers Inc. would consider expanding the food offer aswell as the hours of operation.Retail e.g. Gifts, Newsagency, Flowers, Hairdresser, Travel AgentMultiple suggestions were raised in consultation for the extension of the retail offer. Referencewas drawn to new hospitals around Australia containing an indoor main street or retail mallenvironment. Giftware, News Agency, Florist and Travel Agency were highlighted and couldbe presented as a single tenancy. Personal services like hairdressing and nail grooming werealso highlighted. These could be offered within the Hospital or in close proximity. A public roadfrontage would be desirable to pick up on passing trade.The LMH Volunteers Inc. would consider expanding the goods and services as well as thehours of operationCommercial e.g. Post Offi ce/SA Revenue, Bank,With the expanded Hospital and potential build up of related medical and allied health businessthe Precinct should attract non-medical and allied health businesses, for example Post Offi ce,SA Revenue Offi ce and / or Bank.Child Care and Play SpaceChild Care was raised regularly in discussions as a much needed service and related toshort term and day care for the children of both staff and visitors. While there are child carefacilities in near suburbs and centres (with the closest across John Rice Avenue and at theElizabeth Vale Primary School). The provision of child care on the site of the Hospital or innear proximity to the Hospital was seen as highly desirable. Existing residential houses alongHaydown, Oldham or Trembath Roads could provide initial start-ups for child care if a site isnot forthcoming on the Hospital Site.32LYELL McEWIN HEALTH PRECINCT - MASTER PLAN