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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1986
BESIDES THE HOSPITAL BUILDING, THE SITE INCLUDES FACILITIES FOR TAXIS, PARKING FOR STAFF, PUBLIC CARS AND SERVICES VEHICLES, INTERNAL ROADS AND FOOTPATHS, A HELIPORT ADJACENT TO THE CASUALTY UNIT AND STAFF RECREATION FACILITIES.
LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO BE A FEATURE OF THE SITE.
THE PROJECT COMPRISES FOUR 10-STOREY MAIN WARD BLOCKS, A 10-STOREY OPERATING THEATRE BLOCK, A THREE-STOREY PATHOLOGY BLOCK AND A FOUR-STOREY BLOCK TO HOUSE SPECIAL FACILITIES.
THE GROSS AREA OF THE BUILDINGS IS ABOUT 116 000 SQUARE METRES.
WORK ON SITE FORMATION AND PILED FORMATIONS TOOK ABOUT A YEAR AND WAS COMPLETED IN 1983.
THE MAIN CONTRACT STARTED IN AUGUST 1984, AND INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATION OF SERVICES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING AND ELECTRICAL, FIRE PREVENTION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
ON ADJACENT SITES, SEPARATE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN LET FOR A NURSES' TRAINING SCHOOL AND STAFF QUARTERS AND SENIOR MEDICAL STAFF QUARTERS.
A CONTRACT FOR A LAUNDRY IS TO BE LET NEXT YEAR.
COMPLETION OF THESE IS PROGRAMMED TO COINCIDE WITH COMPLETION OF THE HOSPITAL.
THE DESIGN OF THE HOSPITAL IS BASED ON THE NEED TO SEPARATE PSYCHIATRIC BEDS FROM GENERAL BEDS.
THIS IS ACHIEVED BY LOCATING THE GENERAL WARDS IN A DOUBLE CRUCIFORM MAIN BLOCK AND THE SPECIAL BLOCK WITH PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTALLY RETARDED BEDS IN ANOTHER FOUR-STOREY RECTANGULAR BLOCK.
A MAIN ENTRANCE BLOCK LINKS BOTH BLOCKS AND PROVIDES DISTRIBUTION TO EACH BLOCK FROM A SINGLE MAIN ENTRY.
BELOW THE LEVELS OF THE WARDS ARE THE SUPPORTING CLINICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENGINEERING FACILITIES, ALL DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO AND FROM THE WARDS.
A FOUR-STOREY PATHOLOGY BLOCK LINKS DIRECTLY WITH THE GROUND AND BASEMENT LEVELS OF THE MAIN BLOCK.
A DETACHED BASEMENT LEVEL BLOCK HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE RADIOTHERAPY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE FACILITIES WHICH IS LINKED TO THE MAIN CIRCULATION AND LIFTS AREA OF THE MAIN BLOCK.
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