SUNDAY, NOVENÍ
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20, 1983
HOSPITAL EXPANSION PROJECT IN PROGRESS
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CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL EXTENSION PROJECT HAS JUST STARTED.
THE PROJECT THE BIGGEST EXTENSION PROGRAMME UNDERTAKEN BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT - WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 675 BEDS TO THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL. ITS TOTAL COST WILL EXCEED $750 MILLION.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING, IMPROVE EXISTING SERVICES, UPGRADE THE TEACHING FACILITIES AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING SERVICES.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 23-STOREY BUILDING WITH EACH LEVEL HAVING A FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 1 200 SQUARE METRES, ON TOP OF A FIVE-LEVEL PODIUM. WORK ON THIS PHASE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1985.
IN THE SECOND PHASE, A TEN-STOREY STRUCTURE WILL BE BUILT OVER THE EXISTING HOSPITAL CANTEEN, WITH EACH FLOOR MEASURING ABOUT 600 SQUARE METRES. WORK WILL BEGIN IN 1985 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY 1987.
THE TWO NEW BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE A LARGE NUMBER OF MEDICAL WARDS FOR VARIOUS MEDICAL UNITS, INCLUDING PAEDIATRICS, HAEMODIALYSIS, ORTHOPAEDICS, BURNS AND RECONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT, MAXILLOFACIAL (DENTAL) SERVICES, OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE THIRD PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL THE FIRST TWO STAGES ARE COMPLETED.
THIS LAST PHASE INVOLVES IMPROVING ANCILLARY FACILITIES
IN THE EXISTING MAIN BLOCK OF THE HOSPITAL.
AS CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED, THE CARPARK NEXT TO THE HOSPITAL BUILDING IS NOW CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
HE URGED VISITORS TO QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL TO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
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