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Fiona Stanley Hospital team moves to site

The delivery of the State’s newest tertiary hospital has moved a step closer with almost 90 construction experts, project managers and other industry professionals moving into new office accommodation on the Murdoch site of the Fiona Stanley Hospital.

The site office jointly houses more than design and project management specialists from the WA Health team and more than 60 contract and construction experts from Brookfield Multiplex, the managing contractor for the Stage One contract for design and construction of the hospital.

Health Minister Dr Kim Hames visited the site in July as the team moved into their new site office, which is almost 1,300sqm in size and built to accommodate more than 120 people over the five-year life of the project.

Construction of the main hospital buildings is scheduled to start later in 2009 and the site office will be home for the team until the hospital opens its doors in 2014.

Sydney trip to study noise

Sound absorption was at the top of the agenda for Fiona Stanley Hospital senior project coordinator Di Mantell when she travelled to Sydney in July.

Her first stop was the recently completed redevelopment of Auburn Hospital in Sydney’s west. The facility was built by Multiplex and used a range of techniques and treatments, such as wall finishes and a particular style of plasterboard installation, to help absorb sound in the hospital.

“I saw how the techniques had been used in patient bedrooms, consultant rooms, procedure and treatment areas and staff accommodation to minimise the noise level. I also spoke to lots of users who were very pleased with the result,” Ms Mantell said.

Ms Mantell also spent time with robotics companies to see their technology in action.

“We are looking at the how robotics could potentially be used throughout the hospital to improve safety standards.”

New services for Fiona Stanley Hospital

Obstetric and neonatal services will be included in the services provided when the Fiona Stanley Hospital opens its doors in 2014.

Fiona Stanley Hospital will now include a 30-bed obstetric unit and an 18-cot neonatal unit. There will also be an eight-bed mother and baby facility within the mental health unit to enable more women from the southern suburbs to deliver their children closer to home.

Federal funding for State Rehabilitation Centre

The Federal Government has announced it will contribute $255.7 million for a new State Rehabilitation Centre on the Fiona Stanley Hospital site.

Health Minister Dr Kim Hames said the announcement of the funding was very welcome news for staff, residents and the broader community.

“It has been broadly accepted that Fiona Stanley Hospital is the best site to locate the new service and now that Australian Government funding has been confirmed, we will move as quickly as possible to enable this total relocation to occur,” Dr Hames said.

“We will work with the Australian Government to agree a timeframe for the commencement and completion of the project, but it is our hope that the new centre can be included in Stage 1 of Fiona Stanley when it opens in 2014.”

Builder appointed for Fiona Stanley Hospital

Brookfield Multiplex has been appointed as the managing contractor for the Stage One contract for design and construction of the Fiona Stanley Hospital at Murdoch.

Brookfield Multiplex is well placed to lead the design and construction of the State’s new tertiary hospital, having worked on many major infrastructure projects including a number of successful international and interstate health projects.

The company’s experience includes the construction of 25 hospitals including:

• the Greater Peterborough Hospital in the United Kingdom
• Victoria’s Casey, Broadmeadows and Royal Melbourne Hospitals
• the Prince Charles Hospital redevelopment and Royal Brisbane Hospital in Queensland
• the Waitekere Hospital in New Zealand

Locally, Brookfield Multiplex has worked on the St John of God Hospital Murdoch and the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, along with the $195 million District Court Building, the $225 million Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and the $600 million City Square development in Perth’s CBD.

Locals learn more about the Fiona Stanley Hospital

More than 85 local residents and other interested community members attended a two-hour information session on 19 November to learn more about the planning and development of the state’s newest tertiary hospital.

Project team specialists were on hand to answer questions about all aspects of the hospital’s development – including the services, design, environment and landscape and site planning. Representatives from Main Roads WA, the Public Transport Authority and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure also assisted with questions relating to the planning for the wider Murdoch precinct.

Further information sessions are expected to be held in 2009.