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PROJECT NEWSLETTER October 2015

NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner, accompanied by the Parliamentary Secretary for the North Coast, Chris Gulaptis, and representatives from NNSWLHD and Health Infrastructure NSW visited the Byron Central Hospital (BCH) construction site on 29 September to mark the ‘lock-up’ stage of the purpose-built $88M facility. Mrs Skinner inspected the three main buildings on the 6ha site at Ewingsdale, calling the lock-up a significant milestone, which represented the point at which the buildings are fitted with all exterior doors and windows. These buildings accommodate the emergency department and in-patient rooms, the maternity unit, community health, and the mental health unit. Associated works now under way include a roundabout on Ewingsdale Road enabling easy and safe access to the main hospital entrance that will also be constructed soon. On-site parking for visitors and staff will include 195 car spaces, 28 bicycle spaces, and 16 motorcycle spaces. When open in mid-2016, the hospital will offer an expanded range of services at a higher level. These include 24-hour emergency attention; overnight inpatient beds; enhanced X-ray and medical imaging, including CT scanner; dental service, satellite chemotherapy, and ambulatory care; an inpatient non-acute mental health unit; low-risk maternity services. “This new hospital is a wonderful asset for Byron Shire’s busy and growing community,” Minister Skinner added. “Byron Central Hospital has progressed very well since construction began in late 2014. Construction is on schedule for completion early next year, and the entire team of project managers is to be congratulated for their hard work.”

(L-r) Bernadette Loughnane, executive director

NNSWLHD Tweed-Byron health service group,

Sam Sangster chief executive Health

Infrastructure NSW, Chris Crawford LHD chief

executive, Chris Gulaptis, NSW parliamentary

secretary for the north coast, NSW Health

Minister Jillian Skinner, and Dr Brian Pezzutti,

chair LHD board.

From the Construction team…

Edited version of address by Brookfield Multiplex director, Daniel Murphy: I would like to thank everyone for making time to come and look at this fantastic project for the local Byron Shire. Special thanks for your ongoing support and belief in Brookfield Multiplex as a delivery partner for critical social infrastructure for the State of NSW. The lock up of a building represents the point at which the project becomes "weather tight". As you can see today, the building envelope and main façade elements to the hospital are reaching completion and all 466 windows and 26 external doors have been installed.

Lock-up a ‘key’ milestone for new hospital


The Team’s focus will now turn to completion of the interior finishes, final façade detailing and external landscaping work and services commissioning, as we move towards completion in the New Year. This is a community-changing project for the Byron Shire and we’re delighted to be involved. Working on a new hospital is a unique and rewarding experience for all involved, as you can really see and feel the very tangible legacy it will have for the local community and the many patients who will use it. It feels good to know that primarily this will be a place of healing, dedicated care and more importantly a place for the welcoming of children into the special community. The local community has really embraced this project and in turn we have worked hard to build strong relationships with local businesses and schools, and trade sub-contractor partnerships, where over 60 per cent of the work force is locally sourced. We have also worked closely with our job service provider Novaskill and are proud to have achieved over 8 per cent of indigenous participation of the workforce on this project, and are on track to obtain our aspirational target of 10 per cent participation. I would also like to acknowledge the role our client, Health Infrastructure and the greater project Team has played in helping us get to this point of the Project. It is worth acknowledging that less then 12 months ago we commenced the first ground works on this site. What we see today is a true representation of the power of a collaborative work environment. So I am delighted to be here today to be able to publicly acknowledge the hard work, commitment and collaboration of everyone involved.”

Brookfield Multiplex’s Daniel Murphy (right) with

NNSWLHD’s Bernadette Loughnane, HI CE Sam

Sangster, NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner,

and NNSWLHD CE Chris Crawford.

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The inside view

Last month’s Project Newsletter featured a series

of photos of equipment that is vital to the

functioning of the new hospital but is unlikely to

be seen by patients, visitors, even staff, once the

construction and fit out are completed.

Here, we present some further glimpses of

essential items, many of which will be concealed

inside wall cavities, ceilings or the basement area

of Byron Central Hospital.

Some of the statistics are astounding - for

example, there will be some 85km of

communications cabling for the IT connectivity,

and 97 km of power cabling to reliably deliver

electricity throughout the hospital.


The total length of power cable trays is 2.0km, with

97km of cabling carried safely within.

Tastefully-toned ceramic tile cladding on the eternal

wall of the maternity unit.

One of the two hot water boilers installed in the

basement area.

3.3km of copper piping runs through the hospital.

The heart of the air-conditioning system - one of the

many the air handling units.


A single inpatient room with adjoining bathroom has

been installed for display purposes.

North-facing solar panels on the roof of the

inpatients/ED building are one of the project’s many

sustainability measures. They will help save significant

water heating costs.


The window space in the multifaith room (see profile

in Project Newsletter August 2015) that will house the

stained glass. (L-r) Health Infrastructure Chief

Executive Sam Sangster, NNSWLHD board chair Dr

Brian Pezzutti, NSW Health Minster Jillian Skinner, and

Brookfield Multiplex project manager Stuart Clark.

The beautiful reflections of the ocean-themed stained

glass window will help add a soothing ambience to

the multifaith room.

The stained glass was donated more than a decade

ago by Byron High School to the current Byron District

Hospital. It is being carefully removed for installation

in Byron Central Hospital.

Construction update

The continued collaborative efforts of the project team - NNSW LHD, Health Infrastructure, Savills, Brookfield Multiplex, and our various supply chain partners - has enabled us to be ahead of the contract program again for this reporting period. The internal fit-out for Building 1 (inpatients and ED) continues to progress well, with wall linings, ceilings, vinyl, carpet, tiling, joinery, sanitary fit-off and FFE installation well advanced. Specialist areas such as Imaging are now also progressing well. Building 2 is now watertight, following the installation and completion of all windows, louvers and doors. Internally the services have now been completed, which in turn has allowed for the progression of the internal wall linings and ceilings to be well advanced, with painting also commenced.

Brookfield Multiplex is assisting HI with the development of the Café design in preparation for a more comprehensive Café fit out by future tenants. Building 3 roof cladding and guttering is complete. The major final cladding is nearing completion. Internal partitions are complete in the mental health unit suites and painting and tiling have advanced. Significant joinery items, such as the workstations, are expected to be delivered to site pre Christmas. The Tank Farm area is progressing well with the three stainless tanks installed and the final hydraulic connections completed in early September. As the installation of the new Rous water meter has been completed, the tanks will

Historic stained glass window on the move


be progressively filled and water pumping through the building will commence in October as planned. This will be followed by chlorination of the full reticulated hydraulic system, and subsequent final flush of fresh water. The staff car park islands are complete and final Bitumen layer is complete, as are light poles. The BOC tanks for medical gases are to commence their installation in early October.

External landscaping and paths are well underway and complete on the north elevation. Works are progressing well ahead of program to the east of the main buildings, with plantings in these areas planned for this month.

The oral health team - (l-r) Cathy Small, Cath

Crompton, Lisa Johnston, and John Ryan.

Mullumbimby Dental Clinic currently has two

functional dental chairs; the team is preparing to

transfer into the Byron Central Hospital four- chair

dental clinic.

The new clinic will be fitted out with state of the

art ADEC dental equipment, which incorporates

digital imaging, intraoral cameras and support

cabinetry to permit the highest standards of

ergonomic positioning for the patients and dental

team.

Opportunities are being explored to include dental

student placements , which will increase the

number of services that can be provided to the

eligible clientele.

The Clinic will offer both adult and child services,

with all children being eligible for care, and adults

who hold a Health Care or Pensioner card.

Service Profile - Oral Health


A community meeting to provide an

update on Byron Central Hospital’s

construction work and service planning

will be held on Wednesday 4 November

2015 from 5.00pm (for coffee/tea).

The briefing proper starts at 5.30pm and is

expected to run for one hour.

The venue is the Tallow Creek conference

room, Byron@Byron Resort, 77-97 Broken

Head Road, and all interested community

members are invited to attend

Representatives from NNSW Local Health

District, Health Infrastructure NSW and

construction firm Brookfield Multiplex will

provide an update on the progress of work,

discuss the timeline between now and the

hospital’s scheduled opening in mid-2016,

and answer questions.

The scale model of the hospital, currently on

view at Mullumbimby & District War

Memorial Hospital, will be put on display,

and later moved to Byron District Hospital.

Community briefing

Byron Bay Wednesday 4 November 2015

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