HANSEN YUNCKEN : WAGGA WAGGA BASE HOSPITAL
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The Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Redevelopment Project is the single largest state investment in regional hospital upgrades in New South Wales . This project gives Hansen Yuncken the chance to be able to further expand their position in the region ’ s health sector .
Phases of work The hospital is under construction to cater to the future needs of the area , with the redevelopment project broken up into three phases . The first phase was a new mental health building , and it was completed in 14 months by October of 2013 .
The building includes an 8-bed high dependency unit , a 22-bed acute unit , 20-bed sub-acute unit , management offices , courtyards , landscaping and car parking .
Phase two consists of building a new acute hospital building , and is valued at around $ 180 million for the project . It ’ s located on the site of the old mental health building , and is due for completion at the end of 2015 . Construction has just begun on this phase . The facility will include a new emergency department , imaging and diagnostic services , procedure centre , critical care service , women ’ s and children ’ s
88 July 2014