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Hospitals 06 June 2024

The external facade of your new Footscray Hospital

The external facade of your new Footscray Hospital is officially complete.

In this video see how the final glass panel has been fitted into place on the new Footscray Hospital.

The new hospital will provide expansive views of the Melbourne CBD, Footscray Park, Victoria University, the Maribyrnong River, and the western suburbs.

The final glass panel has been fitted into place on the new Footscray Hospital.

[Text on screen: The external facade of your new Footscray Hospital is officially complete!]

[Images: Time lapse footage of works on the hospital frontage facing Ballarat Road]

[Text on screen: More than 7,500 glass panels, weighing more than 500 kilograms each have been lifted into place]

[Images: Workers installing the final glass panel on top floor of the hospital]

[Text on screen: The façade has been carefully designed to allow for natural light, creating a welcoming atmosphere for patients, families and staff]

[Images: Wide aerial view of the glass facade]

[Text on screen: Works on the internal fit-out of the hospital buildings are well underway, with completion of the hospital on track for 2025]

[Images: Sweeping aerial view of the glass façade of the hospital towers]

[Images: Partnership slide with text ‘In partnership with’ plus logos of Western Health, Plenary Health and Victoria University]

[Images: A sliding transition screen then displays the Victorian Health Building Authority and Victoria State Government logos plus the url vhba.vic.gov.au]

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Learn more about the new Footscray Hospital via our dedicated project page.

Last updated: 06 June 2024