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• A conventional 250 bed hospital requires ± 20,000m 2 , 5-6 theaters , 20 ICU / HC beds , 10 NNICU / HC cots and 34-40 doctors and specialist suites .
• The CBMH comprises 248 beds over ± 28,000m 2 . The CBMH has 11 theatres , 2 cardio catherisation laboratories , 61 ICU / HC beds and 110 medical doctors and specialist suites .
• NAH is a 427 bed hospital over 42,915m 2 . The NAH has 13 theatres , 1 cardio catheterization laboratory , 1 super specialised hybrid cardio catheterization laboratory , 135 specialised ICU / HC beds and cots and 70 doctors and specialist suites .
Renovate or Relocate There was an extensive process of testing the expansion of the existing Union Hospital versus the option to relocate . The existing hospital had expanded over time ; first vertically , then horizontally into the surrounding office blocks , using all available parking and then purchasing all available land around the building .
This is a process that happened over the last 20-30 years and as with buildings and property in the CBD , there is only so much one can do before you have completely maximised all the development opportunity of the existing site . The other drawback of this process is that this happened over time as demand grew and the internal planning sometimes reflected this and was part of the challenge of the renovation option .
Site Selection Although open land for development is very difficult to find in an old established town like Alberton , three sites were shortlisted for inspection . Considerations included the site ’ s location , access
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