North Building, Radiology Entrance
New south Auckland health park revealed Designs for the expansion of Manukau Health Park released in October 2021 bring to life what will be an approximately 50% increase in the size of the Super Clinic facilities by 2024.
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he planned Manukau Health Park expansion will include the refurbishment of some existing services, the relocation of others and the construction of three new buildings. In total there will be 48 new clinic rooms,” says Mark Gosche,Counties Manukau Health Board Chair. “The new north building will include expanded radiology services with new CT and MRI machines. There will also be an expanded breast care centre. The outpatient kidney care centre (Ambulatory Renal), will be relocated from Middlemore Hospital and there’ll be 13 more dialysis chairs for community patients and training for selfadministered dialysis, so that people can manage their care at home.” Mr Gosche says the new east building will include expanded ophthalmology and women’s health areas, which will increase
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clinics and procedures while a new west building will include four new theatres and new sterile services department. “Many of the existing services at the Manukau Health Park will be refurbished and repurposed to maximise clinical space,” he adds. The design has gone through an extensive collaborative design process as the architects engaged with mana whenua, consumers and clinicians. Project lead, Dana Ralph Smith says “We have worked with local Iwi who were adamant this should be a health park as opposed to a clinic; a place where health is encouraged. “The entranceway has been made to look more like a marae, giving it a welcoming feel. We wanted the new buildings to feel as familiar, warm and inviting as possible. “The entrance has been adapted to look like a whare. We hope people will feel
comfortable as they walk into this new place of healing.” The expansion is important for the future health of everyone in this area, Mr Gosche concurs. “Growing Manukau Health Park is crucial to our core strategic initiative to separate planned care from acute services, and thereby decongesting Middlemore Hospital. “The tenders for the first package of infrastructure and enabling works closed recently and we’re planning to break ground before the end of this year.” Manukau Health Park (Super Clinic and Surgical Centre) provides specialist outpatient appointments and planned (elective) surgeries. It opened in 1997 to provide healthcare for a population which has since grown significantly, so this is a welcome expansion to benefit the communities of South Auckland.
