Frankston Hospital redevelopment - Newsletter #1 | Feb 2023

Redeveloping a working hospital is a complex job, but significant progress has been made since major construction started in June 2022.

So far, we have:

• installed 320 foundation and retention piles
• installed 2,300 lineal metres of piping under the site
• moved around 112,000 cubic metres of soil - enough to fill around 40 Olympic swimming pools
• used over 5,500 square metres of asphalt to prepare the temporary car park
• inducted more than 240 people onto the site, with more than 64,000 hours of work completed.

Like any major project, some disruption is to be expected. We are working hard to minimise any impacts for our project neighbours, patients and staff and to provide updates to the community as construction of the redevelopment progresses.

Some of the measures we implement include:

• scheduling extra street sweepers on surrounding roads to minimise dirt spread by trucks
• spraying water over the site when large amounts of dirt are being moved to minimise dust
• operating machinery within the Environment Protection Authority's noise guidelines and, where possible, using quieter options to minimise noise for patients, staff and neighbours.

At times, traffic management will be in place to keep pedestrians and road users safe as machinery and trucks enter and exit the site. Please stay alert and follow the signage in place as directed.

How do we design a redevelopment?

An expert team including architects, designers, engineers, and cultural and heritage specialists are working hard to ensure the design meets the needs of all patients, staff, and visitors to the hospital.

Community members have helped to shape the redevelopment through the public consultation process - over 580 contributions were captured through online forums, surveys and workshops.

Groups of Peninsula Health staff and consumer representatives are involved in detailed design meetings to plan the location, size and layout of rooms in the new tower. Once the layout is finalised, they will focus on the finer details including equipment requirements, locations of switches, hooks, handrails, and interior finishes.

More than 65 user groups and 70 staff reference group meetings have been completed as part of the first stage of design. The second stage of the detailed design will be finalised in late 2023.

Sreyurs Kesavan Sreedhar

Nurse Unit Manager (Emergency department)

'The best thing about working in Peninsula Health is the fact that you’ll be helping people every single day, whilst making a positive impact on their life. Peninsula Health is very inclusive and support you to excel in your pathway. I always wanted to work with an organisation that prioritises patient centred care.

'My job involves managing and supporting my team which includes nurses, clerical staff, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists every day. I also must ensure that the team have all the resources and capability to provide safe, personal, effective, and connected care to our patients.'

The Exemplar Health consortium is delivering the project with the Victorian Government as part of a public private partnership (also known as a PPP).

Exemplar Health will design, construct, finance, and maintain the new facility for 25 years. The consortium brings together:

• Capella Capital as sponsor and investor
• Aware Super as investor
• Lendlease as design and construction contractor
• Honeywell and Compass Group Australia as facilities services providers.

Frankston Hospital will continue to be a public hospital, operated by Peninsula Health.

Find out more

Further information on the Frankston Hospital redevelopment is available on our dedicated project page.

Have a question?

If you have any questions about the construction of the Frankston Hospital redevelopment, you can contact:
Exemplar Health
Phone: 1800 00 36 77
Email: enquiries@exemplarhealthfhr.com.au.

If you have any questions about hospital operations, you can contact:
Peninsula Health
Email: fhredevelopment@phcn.vic.gov.au