WCH Redevelopment Projects
Redevelopment projects
Savings and Loans Paediatric Emergency Department
Project Budget: $8.9 million
Funding: Savings and Loans and its members $2.5 million
Architect: Cheesman Architects Pty Ltd
Builder: Mossop Group
Estimated Completion: Early 2006
The project will co-locate the Women's Assessment Service and the Paediatric Emergency Department to greatly improve efficiency, patient flow and confidentiality.
The redevelopment will enhance the function of short stay, triage and resuscitation areas. Patient privacy and confidentiality, patient and staff security and patient waiting and staff work areas will also be substantially improved.
The department will remain in its current position and will be constructed in five stages.
Work commenced in December 2003 and is scheduled for practical completion at the beginning of 2006.
Oscar and Max, born at the Hospital and former patients of the Emergency Department are shown the ‘grand plan’ by building site supervisor, Paul
Paediatric Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit (PICU/HDU)
Project Budget: $3.55 million
Funding: South Australian Government $2.35 million, Friends of the WCH $0.7 million, Variety - The Children's Charity $0.5 million
Architect: Brown Falconer Architects Pty Ltd
Builder: Mossop Group
The upgrade of the PICU / HDU will enhance and maintain positive patient outcomes through:
- Doubling the size of unit and providing more privacy for families.
- Provision of purpose built patient bed spaces of adequate size and with optimal positioning of equipment and patient care necessities
- Provision of areas for counselling, respite and parental / carer needs
- Improved safety by optimising direct patient observation, prevention of after hours discharge, optimising bed numbers to anticipated need
- Upgrade isolation areas to meet the current infection control guidelines for the newer infectious organisms
The construction strategy used in this project is to relocate the PICU / HDU from the current area to a temporary unit on the Fourth Floor Medical C Side in the Good Friday Building while the 19 week redevelopment work takes place.
Current development milestones are as follows: |
Complete temporary ward |
10th December 2004 |
Relocate Unit |
16th December 2004 |
Construction Start |
18th December 2004 |
Practical Completion |
17 May 2005 |
Endoscopic Theatre Suite
Project Budget: $1.2 million
Architect: Cheesman Architects Pty Ltd
Builder: TBA
Through the fundraising efforts of the McGuinness McDermott Foundation, the Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service has redeveloped one of its operating theatres as a Paediatric Endoscopic Surgery Reference Centre for the Asia Pacific region.
The South Australian Government also supported this project with a grant of $0.4 million.
The Reference Centre will be run under the direction of world renowned paediatric surgeon, Professor Hock Tan, and will incorporate state-of-the-art surgical equipment, and educational teleconferencing facilities.
| The anticipated construction program is as follows: |
| Tender closes |
10th December 2004 |
| Tender assessment/award contract |
11th - 22nd December 2004 |
| Construction start |
February 2005 |
| Construction finish (Stage 1, main theatre) |
May 2005 |
| Construction finish (Stage 2, enabling works) |
July 2005 |
The Endoscopic Theatre Suite
Playdeck
Project Budget: $0.5 million
Architect: Matthews Architects
Builder: TBA
The Playdeck of the WCH represents the only outdoor recreational area at the Hospital that patients, their families and staff can visit. Over the past two decades the Playdeck has suffered deterioration and neglect. It is subject to leaking and its aesthetic appeal is severely limited.
The proposed redevelopment plans to rectify, on a long-term basis, problems associated with both leaking of water to the floor below as well as the pooling of water on the surface.
In addition, the redevelopment will implement the design and construction of new recreation / play facilities for patients, consumers and staff on the Playdeck surface.
This project will transform the Playdeck into an attractive, functional facility for all users with the capacity to be utilised for greater periods throughout the year.
The McGuiness McDermott Foundation are supporting Stage 2 of the Playdeck redevelopment.
Plans for the new Playdeck
The current WCH Playdeck
Kids N You Family Services
Project Budget: $0.56 million
Architect: Totalspace Design
Builder: TBA
The primary function of the Kids N You Family Service is to support families in raising children in safe nurturing environments. It does so through a strengths based approach and utilising narrative/feminist ideas.
The Kids N You service is currently located at the Elizabeth Grove Primary School (Haynes Road, Elizabeth Grove) and the project is a joint health/education initiative to provide accommodation for the Service.
A refit of the existing premises will commence in January 2005 and it is anticipated that the newly furbished centre will be open for business in July. Services will continue to operate out of the same site during refurbishment.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Project Budget: $0.5 million
Funding: South Australian Government
Architect: Cheesman Architects Pty Ltd
Builder: Brimblecombe Pty Ltd
Completion: 2 November 2004
The purpose of the upgrade is to reduce overcrowding and improve infection control capabilities and operating efficiencies. The expansion also provides upgraded facilities for patients, parents and staff who work in the units. Total bed capacity remains unchanged but the improvements give the unit increased flexibility to accommodate more babies as the need arises.
NICU upgrade fully functional
The Corner House
The Corner House (Tier 3 South), a community-based family support service, is part of the Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service and funded by the Social Inclusion Unit. Three community health workers and an Aboriginal community health worker provide intervention programs both in families’ homes through home visiting as well as in the community. It is open between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
The Corner House works alongside families, emphasising their strengths and capacities and providing resources in ways that compliment people’s skills. Families are referred through Children, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) Aberfoyle Park and Noarlunga District Centre, and must have been given a Tier 3 notification (family need is high and without intervention the children are at high risk of further abuse or neglect).
Location:
30B Beach Rd
Christies Beach
Phone: 8186 5866
Fax: 8186 4176
Contact: Program Coordinator Jodie de Jong, email
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