Aaron Le Saux
Solutions Architect/Engineer and Enterprise Architect with 20+ years delivering healthcare IT solutions and digital transformation programmes for Australia's largest healthcare organisations. Deep expertise in EMR/EHR integrations (FHIR, HL7, Epic, Cerner, Mirth), healthcare infrastructure deployments, and large-scale hospital capital projects valued at over $3B.
TOGAF 9 certified with a proven track record architecting digital health strategies encompassing Digital Medical Records, patient and employee mobile applications, virtual hospital platforms, and extensive clinical and non-clinical data integration — translating clinical and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions while maintaining healthcare compliance and operational excellence.
Current Work
Currently providing technical delivery and solution engineering for major Victorian State Government hospital capital developments (combined $3B+ capital projects) across multiple concurrent work packages:
- Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) — Architecture and delivery of enterprise location tracking combining staff duress, BLE-based patient/asset tracking, and unified operations console
- Facility Systems Integration — Integration architecture connecting nurse call, building management, access control, and clinical communication systems for unified hospital operations
- Network & Endpoint Architecture — Network design, wireless handset configuration, MDM strategy, and wireless infrastructure for clinical communications
- Team Mentoring & Knowledge Transfer — Technical oversight and mentoring to hospital ICT teams for ownership transition and long-term operational readiness
Also developed architecture and overseen development of an AI-enabled computer-assisted medical coding platform, including Epic-specific FHIR integration with HL7 encapsulation, medical record PII de-identification middleware, and AI model assessment — educating a team of 20+ developers on Australian hospital business processes and clinical workflows.
National Not-for-Profit Healthcare Provider
As National Manager of ICT Architecture, Integration & Strategy for a major not-for-profit healthcare provider ($2.1B revenue, 19,000 staff, 20+ facilities), led architecture for a multi-million dollar digital transformation programme including:
- Patient Mobile App — Consumer-facing application serving 10,000+ patients annually
- Employee App — Staff engagement and workflow platform for 19,000 employees
- Virtual Hospital Platform — Joint-venture virtual care platform using Microsoft Dynamics/Azure with FHIR/HL7 integrations via NextGen Mirth Integration Engine
- Clinical Data Warehouse — Enterprise analytics platform consolidating 6+ systems with PowerBI visualisation for executive, clinical, and operational dashboards
- Identity & Access Management — Enterprise IAM for single sign-on and role-based provisioning across 19,000+ users with audit compliance
- Enterprise Architecture Practice — Architecture Advisory Council with 15+ stakeholders, TOGAF-based processes, and business capability mapping across 50+ capabilities
Major Private Hospital Operator
Over a decade with a leading private hospital operator ($1.8B revenue, 19 hospitals, 200+ pathology sites, 13,000 staff), led architecture and delivery across major programmes:
- $3B+ Hospital Capital Developments — Multiple public/private hospital builds with complete ICT infrastructure including networking, wireless, unified comms, RTLS, and State Government telehealth integration
- EMR Infrastructure — Full infrastructure architecture for 24/7 clinical system availability across 19 hospitals
- Enterprise Consolidation — Unified 30 hospital locations into single communications environment, saving $1.5M annually; standardised ICT operating model across 20 hospitals, 19 pathology labs, and 200+ collection centres
- Hospital Acquisitions — Tech lead for integration of 7 hospitals across east and west coast including network convergence, telephony migration, EMR rollout, and directory integration
- Managed $4M OpEx and $10M annual CapEx budgets for enterprise infrastructure and transformation
Approach
Effective healthcare IT solutions must balance innovation with reliability, compliance with efficiency, and technical excellence with practical implementation. Every engagement is built on:
- Strategic IT architecture design aligned with healthcare delivery goals
- Digital transformation roadmaps considering current needs and future scalability
- Practical solutions enhancing clinical workflows while maintaining security and compliance
- Vendor-neutral advice focused on your organisation's specific requirements
- Knowledge transfer ensuring your teams can sustain and evolve solutions independently