Outdoor break areas have been set up across our sites to ensure you have spaces to take your breaks safely.
Tea and break rooms pose an increased risk when PPE is removed to eat and drink. Therefore, we recommend you take your breaks in outdoor break areas to minimise the risk.
At all times please take appropriate measures to minimise your risk, even when eating outside, by maintaining social distancing, not sharing food, and checking in with a QR code where possible.
Dedicated break areas have also been set up to accommodate employees who have been notified as personal close contacts but are deemed safe to attend work.
Locations of close contact break areas
Monash Medical Centre
- Level 1 Atrium, Western End – enter from the door beside Employee Amenity Room
Casey Hospital
- Ground Floor Courtyard adjacent to Ward A
Dandenong Hospital
- Level 1 Courtyard adjacent Employee Entry
These break areas may be accessed by people working on COVID-19 wards, returning to work and those who are personal close contacts.
You can also use these areas at your discretion, but please take appropriate measures to minimise any risk as outlined above, including maintaining social distancing, not sharing food and checking in with a QR code where possible.
Locations of general outdoor break areas
Monash Medical Centre
- Level 1 Atrium
- Level 1 opposite the Gym
- Old ELMHS Ground Floor Courtyard
- Level 2 Terrace – opposite Lecture Theatre 1
- Level 3 – outside Ward 34
- Level 5 – opposite Birth Suite
Casey Hospital
- Courtyard/sensory garden
- Ward H Courtyard
- Outside the Terrace Café
- Under Special Care Nursery
Dandenong Hospital
- West 2 old Gym area
- West 2 Courtyard
- South West 3 Courtyard
- Theatre Courtyard opposite recovery
- ICU Courtyard
Moorabbin Hospital
- Northern BBQ area – near Northern Annex
- Central Eats Outdoor Cafe