Service & Campus Redevelopment
Waikato District Health Board’s Service and Campus Redevelopment
(SCR) project involves several new building projects, major
refurbishment of facilities and significant changes in the way services
are provided at Waikato and Thames hospitals.
The $252 million project began in 2005 and is scheduled for completion in 2013. |
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Waikato Hospital
Waikato Hospital Masterplan Strategy
Presented to Waikato DHB Board by Chow:Hill architects on 14 October 2009.
Introduction
Site plans
Site analysis diagrams
Floor plans and section
Hospital views from north east - current, 2013 and beyond 2025
There are many stages involved in the Service and Campus Redevelopment (SCR) project at Waikato Hospital. These include:
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Main entry and carpark building
Complete
Waikato Hospital’s 18 level carpark building opened in early 2008.
Located at the eastern side of the campus, the building is the primary parking area for the public. It is open 24 hours a day, can hold over 800 vehicles and provides direct access into the main hospital buildings.
Currently, the carpark building is a fair distance from the clinic or ward you are visiting. Please be aware that this is only a temporary measure. In 2013 when the redevelopment project is complete all clinics and day procedures will be housed in the new Waikato Clinical Centre which will be linked directly onto the new carpark and main entry building.
In the meantime, you can catch a ride to your destination on one of the hospital shuttles that depart every 10-20 minutes on weekdays from Level B5 of the carpark and main entry building.
Roadworks
Complete
To provide easy access into the hospital and other facilities a new through-road was constructed at Waikato Hospital as part of the redevelopment project.
This is now the route that all visitors and patients use with entry and exit through Gate 1 off Pembroke Street.
The Hamilton City Orbiter bus also travels along this road now stopping outside the new carpark building instead of on Pembroke Street.
Bus timetables
Delivery Suite
Complete
The long-awaited refurbishment of Waikato Hospital’s delivery suite was completed in December 2008 and officially opened in January 2009.
The
revamped facility provides a much more comfortable environment for
women to give birth in with larger, more private birthing rooms and
most have their own ensuite bathroom with shower.
Project stages:
- Stage 1a: temporary theatre works to allow for stage 1b - completed
- Stage 1b: main theatre works - completed
- Stage 2: First half delivery suite refurbishment – completed
- Stage 3: Second half delivery suite refurbishment – work is underway for full completion in December.
Note: The delivery suite is remaining fully operational during the refurbishment with no reduction in services during this time.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Construction timeframe: October 2007 – July 2009
Waikato Hospital’s new NICU officially opened in February 2009.
The new unit is an extension out from the old premises with a new level, above the delivery suite.
The new premises have a floor area four times larger than the old NICU with greater patient capacity and more space for staff and visiting family.
Some of the nurseries overlook the Hamilton Lake, a view parents and family members will appreciate after spending weeks, sometimes months in the unit.
Since the opening, the old area has undergone refurbishment to create a new reception area and temporary accommodation rooms for parents of newborns in the unit.
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Acute Services, including Emergency Department
Construction timeframe: October 2007 – December 2011
The old main entrance off Pembroke Street is closed to allow construction of a new Emergency Department, Acute Hub and Sterilising Services Unit.
Two levels above the new ED will house Acute Services.
Next time you visit Waikato Hospital you will see a lot of activity happening in the area outside the old main entrance as the first stages of construction get underway.
Pedestrian access into the Waiora Building and drop-off parking (15 minutes) on Pembroke Street is still available but all visitors are encouraged to enter Waikato Hospital through Gate 1 (off Pembroke Street) and follow the signs to park in the carpark building.
The new ED, on the ground floor will open in February 2011.
Acute Services will hold 100 beds for wards 5, 22 and 23 and a Medical Assessment and Planning Unit, opening October 2011.
Forensic initiative – Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre
Construction timeframe: November 2008 – December 2009
The project involves three key tasks:
- refurbish the three forensic wards in Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre
- construction of a retaining wall and two new buildings – a Whare and Kokiri Centre
- construction of a new main entrance for the service.
Forensic mental health is assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals who are part of the criminal justice system and experiencing mental health difficulties.
This type of care is provided in the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre and patients can stay in the centre for long periods of time so it is important that the facilities meet their individual and cultural needs.
The refurbished and new facilities will allow the forensic service to provide better clinical and cultural care in a safer and more appropriate environment.
The refurbished wards will have more indoor and outdoor space including dedicated areas for women and intellectually disabled people who require secure assessment and care.
The new layout will also make room for five service users to return to the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre who have previously received care from other facilities in NZ.
The work will allow the centre to deliver a more comprehensive patient care journey starting with acute admission, sub acute, care and rehabilitation in a variety secure environments.
Service users will move through these areas/wards as they are rehabilitated, with their treatment to be completed in the Transition House (where the day clinic was) and they have an opportunity to build further life skills before returning home.
The Whare and Kokiri Centre will focus on culturally appropriate treatment and rehabilitation.
The Whare will be for cultural activities and meetings.
The Kokiri Centre will be for rehabilitation activities including cooking, carving, art, computer skills and carpentry.
Waikato Clinical Centre
Construction timeframe: February 2010 – December 2013 
The $118million Waikato Clinical Centre is the most significant part of the redevelopment at Waikato Hospital and is the biggest hospital project ever seen in Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
The five-level 32,000m2 building will be parallel to the south side of the hospital’s red corridor and link directly onto the carpark at three levels.
Most outpatient clinics will be inside along with the interventional suite, same day admissions unit and additional theatres.
The scope of work also include demolition of the Smith Building and refurbishment of two levels in the Waiora Waikato Centre for a new Intensive Care Unit, High Dependency Unit and radiology department.
The building will open in three stages from March 2012 with full completion by the end of 2013.
The Waikato Clinical Centre construction and demolition site will occupy a large piece of the Waikato Hospital campus so a plan is inn place to get it ready before construction site.
This plan includes:
- construction of additional office space
- relocation of staff and hospital departments
- construction of temporary corridors (see info about red corridor below)
- demolition of buildings within the construction site area.
Alternative red corridor
The Waikato Clinical Centre will be parallel to the hospital’s red corridor so construction and demolition will be very close this key route.
For this reason, a number of alternative corridors for all hospital pedestrian traffic will be created in mid 2009.
Once these are complete, the corridor between the Lomas Building and the Menzies building will close and remain that way until construction of the clinical centre is complete in 2013.
The most significant alternative route will be the temporary red corridor. Starting at the new link corridor and then cutting through current office space, the corridor will travel outside the northern side of the Menzies Building before entering back into the hospital at Level 1 by Cardiac Care.
This new corridor will affect all staff, patients, visitors, contractors and suppliers. All hospital traffic will use the new temporary corridor which will be clearly signposted an the usual help will be at hand for patients and visitors to find their way.
Thames Hospital
The upgrade of Thames Hospital was completed in 2008 and the new buildings were officially opened in February 2009.
Work started in 2006 and included:
- Sperry Lane Café, a new hospital kitchen and dining area
- relocation and refurbishment of the Whanau Facility
- Bund Wall construction to protect the hospital from any future debris flow
- Thames Clinical Centre construction, to house emergency department, radiology and outpatients
- Inpatient Unit constriction, to house the hospital wards and a high acuity unit.
Work on a new Primary Birthing Facility for the region is now underway. The designs are finished and resource consent is currently being sought.
The facility will be located opposite the Thames Clinical Centre entrance on Mary Street.
Most of the facility will be prefabricated offsite and then moved onto the site for final fit-out and construction before the end of 2009.
Photos
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Sperry Lane Cafe
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Whanau facility
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Thames Inpatient Unit
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