Frankston Hospital redevelopment façade complete

The impressive façade of the $1.1 billion Frankston Hospital redevelopment’s new clinical services tower is complete.

More than 4,000 glass, terracotta, and porcelain panels, each weighing between 250 to 1,000 kilograms have been carefully craned into place. The façade’s design allows for sunlight to flood into patient rooms and reflects the natural beauty of the Mornington Peninsula.

Construction of the emergency department’s new paediatric zone and mental health, alcohol and other drugs hub is also well underway, with staff and patients already benefiting from a newly completed short stay unit and updated treatment bays.

Onsite activity:

• The workforce has reached its peak, with more than 1.8 million hours worked by about 3,800 people since construction began in June 2022
• Solar panels are being installed, and a helipad is under construction at ground level, ready to be lifted onto the roof in stages
• Interior fit out, including the installation of walls, plastering, and services, is progressing floor by floor.

Once complete, the massive redevelopment will transform services at the hospital and have capacity for 35,000 additional patients to be treated each year.