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 2012. | |
Waikato Hospital
There are many stages involved in the Service and Campus Redevelopment (SCR) project at Waikato Hospital. These include:
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Parking
The first stage of Waikato Hospital’s redevelopment is complete with the 18 level carpark building now open.
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 2012 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
To provide easy access into the hospital and other facilities a new through-road is being constructed at Waikato Hospital as part of the redevelopment project.
The first and second stages of the road were completed earlier this year and this is now the route that all visitors and patients use with entry and exit through Gate 1 off Pembroke St.
The third stage of works is now underway and involves the area between the new (roundabout outside the Transit Lounge) and the campus entrance at the end of Selwyn Street. Work is scheduled to be complete by end July and until then, the Selwyn Street entrance is closed to all traffic.
When the road is complete, pending council approval, Hamilton City buses will travel along the new road and stop outside the new carpark building.
Emergency Department
Construction timeframe: October 2007 – December 2008
The old main entrance off Pembroke Street is now closed to allow construction of a new emergency department, acute hub and sterilising services unit to be completed.
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 and follow the signs to park in the carpark building.
Delivery Suite
Construction timeframe: October 2007 – December 2008
The long-awaited
refurbishment of Waikato Hospital’s delivery suite has reached the halfway point with the first half now open and fully functional.
The
first baby was born in the new suite at 3pm on Tuesday 29 July.
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.
Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Construction timeframe: October 2007 – December 2009
Waikato
Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is being extended to
include the new level being built above the delivery suite.
When
complete, NICU will move into the new premises and the old will undergo
a partial refurbishment.
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Thames Hospital
The upgrade of Thames has been long-awaited by both staff and residents of the town.
Work started in 2006 with stage one now complete - Sperry Lane Café, the new kitchen and dining room opening in December along with the relocated and refurbished Whanau Facility.
The Bund Wall which will protect the hospital from any future debris flow is also complete.
The next key stages will see the end of the redevelopment of Thames Hospital with the completion of:
- a new clinical centre that will house the new emergency department, radiology and outpatient clinics in September; and
- a new 54-bed inpatient centre for all the wards and the high dependency unit in December.
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