Quick Facts:

CLIENT: Health Infrastructure NSW
ARCHITECT: Rice Daubney
PROJECT VALUE: $20.7M

• 27 bed inpatient unit
• birthing unit
• emergency department
• medical imaging and medical records facilities
• refurbishment of the ambulatory care, oral health unit and renal unit
• external infrastructure

Project Details:

This project involved constructing a new western wing for the existing hospital building.

The site is located on the existing Forbes Hospital campus and the refurbishments were completed while the hospital was still operational. Therefore, careful planning and collaboration was crucial.

The project required detailed preparation, and the works were divided into three milestones. This involved decanting, relocating patients off-site and relocating existing patients into new areas once the new facilities were complete.

To ensure daily operations were unaffected, Lahey coordinated weekly onsite meetings to review and schedule works.  We also established a commissioning team eight months’ prior to completion and organised workshops as required to discuss processes and systems.