SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE HOSPITALS Redevelopment and construction news
Issue 3: February 2022
BUILDING FULL STEAM AHEAD
The new year has seen dramatic changes within the Langmore Centre with building progressing in leaps and bounds. Those who may remember the original building (the old St John of God Berwick Hospital) would find it difficult to find their bearings these days with the facility having been gutted with structural elements now in place for the new services, rooms and spaces. Upon walking through the construction site, it is apparent that much time and effort has gone into planning the spaces and very carefully thinking them through, with consideration for their functionality and the people using them.
Despite Covid-19 throwing some curve balls in late 2021, the redevelopment is running to plan with builder, Kane, doing a magnificent job of adapting and working around the uncertanties of the pandemic. Our caregivers continue to not only run a fully-functional mental health facility at Pinelodge Clinic, but take on the challenges of service and facility planning and general preparation for the move later in 2022. The coming weeks will be transformative, with plaster work added to create rooms where there are now only metal structures and the fit out of fixtures to patient rooms.
Facts and figures: a snapshot of the project so far Figures provided by builder, KANE
Workers inducted = 337
Hours Worked =32,309.1
Equipment inducted (scissor lifts, excavators etc.) = 47
Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for work tasks submitted = 190