Mater Campus Hospital Development
Latest News: Opening Phase 1 (of 3) launched by Health Minister on April 27th! Phase 1 of the hospital, providing for the new outpatients department, catering and technical services, will be fully open in June. The new emergency department, car park, operating theatres, ICU, radiology and single en suite rooms will roll out in Phase 2 between July-December 2012. Final works will be completed in May 2013.
This innovative hospital campus project will deliver a state of the art ‘intelligent’, ‘green’ hospital with 100% ensuite single beds, enhanced departmental adjacencies, a public art programme, integrated building and nurse call systems, a Metro North stop and BREEAM ‘excellence’ status.
The project will provide the Mater with significant additional capacity to service growing patient needs and reduce waiting times, as well as improving the physical environment and experience of using the hospital for everyone. 100% single rooms help prevent the spread of infection and provide privacy, dignity and comfort for patients.
We are currently working with hospital users on a transition management programme Countdown to Opening Day in Spring 2012 to ensure that the move to the new buildings runs smoothly. Our MCO Soft Landings framework encourages hospital users to embrace and plan for the new technologies, departmental adjacencies, ensuite single beds, use of art / natural light / green spaces and the many other benefits provided by the new buildings through a change management programme.
The new facilities comprise: a new emergency department; 12 new theatres & ICU-HDU departments; a new radiology department; 120 replacement beds (100% single ensuite rooms); new CSSD, catering & waste management departments; a new energy centre; a new 400+ space basement carpark; expansion space; and a Metro North stop at the Mater.
HOSPITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
An ‘intelligent’ Information Technology infrastructure will support the most recent and future developments in patient care provision. A single converged IP network for voice, data, as well as applications for both a wired and wireless network will support a range of clinical and non-clinical devices. These include the nurse call systems, security system (access control, video surveillance, intercom and intruder alarm), the building management and the fire systems, along with all the current hospital medical applications.
SUSTAINABLE HOSPITAL:
The new hospital building is aiming for a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) is the leading and most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings. It seeks to ensure that the best and most innovative environmental practices are used and acts as a tool to help reduce running costs, improve working and living environments.
ART IN HEALTHCARE:
In line with the growing emphasis internationally on the contribution of the arts to the physical and psychological environment of healthcare institutions, an Arts & Environment programme contributes to the wider design process of the new hospital; and a range of works will be commissioned for the various spaces within the new buildings.
Image credits (top to bottom):
Courtesy of MCHD (images 1,4,5 and 6).
Aerial image courtesy of Sisk (image 8).
4D Applications
- Concept
- Mapping
- Facilitation
- Design Development
- Procurement
- Transition
- Evaluation
