The Grafton Base Hospital Redevelopment has taken a key step forward, with a builder appointed to deliver early works at the site of the former Grafton Gaol as part of the hospital redevelopment.
Ahead of the enabling works, a traditional smoking ceremony was conducted by proud Gumbaynggirr man Dean Loadsman to cleanse the site, on behalf of the other First Nation Peoples of the Clarence Valley, the Bundjalung and Yaegl.
The NSW Government is investing $263.8 million in the Grafton Base Hospital Redevelopment to enhance health facilities and services which meets the healthcare needs of the community now, and into the future.
Following a competitive tender process, Woollam Constructions has been engaged to refurbish two administration blocks within a section of the former Grafton Gaol. The refurbishment will support the hospital redevelopment and provide contemporary administrative, office and training support facilities for hospital staff.
Clinical services will remain on the existing Grafton Base Hospital site.
The refurbishment works are expected to begin in the coming months and will take several months to complete. The upgraded facilities will support a range of hospital administration staff who will be relocated to free up space on the hospital campus to enable the main works of the redevelopment to commence.
Planning for the Grafton Base Hospital redevelopment is progressing, with the detailed design expected to be completed in the coming months.
The redevelopment will deliver a new three-storey building, including a new Emergency Department, Emergency Short Stay, Medical Imaging and MRI, and inpatient unit.
The Day Surgery and Operating Suite will be expanded, to provide two extra operating theatres, increasing overall capacity.
The new building will also provide a space for maternity services to be relocated in the future, as well as identifying zones for potential further development.
Valuable feedback and input from staff, stakeholders and the community is helping to shape the redevelopment, which will continue as planning and design progresses. The community will continue to be updated throughout the redevelopment.
Construction timeframes for main works will be confirmed once planning has been finalised and a builder engaged.
For more information, visit the project website.
