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Did you know that the Gold Coast University Hospital is the largest single social infrastructure project currently in Australia, China and Singapore? Here are some other facts about your new hospital ...
Construction facts:
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750 beds at a cost of $1.76 billion |
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Official turning of the first sod was 16 December 2008 |
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Up to 10 cranes on site - currently the most fixed tower cranes on site at any one time in the country |
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The site covers almost 20 hectares |
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At peak construction, up to 1 800 workers will be on site
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Over 6.5 million construction worker hours will be spent building the hospital
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More than 9 800 jobs will be created throughout the life of the project
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Total floor space approximately 170 000 square metres - roughly the same size as 25 rugby fields |
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Car park with up to 2 229 car spaces, with provision for a future second car park
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Approximately 8 330 rooms |
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150 000 cubic metres of earth has been removed from the site |
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Over 80 000 cubic metres of concrete and 15 000 tonnes of reinforcement (the equivalent of approximately two Q1 high rise buildings) |
Facility facts:
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An increase of 66% of beds than the existing Gold Coast Hospital
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Orthopaedic ward will increase from 850 square metres to 1 299 square metres |
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The emergency department will almost quadruple in size from 1 543 square metres to 5 967 square metres
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The Medical Assessment Unit (a new service to support the emergency department) of 1 150 square metres |
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The Master Plan for the hospital site caters for expansion of up to 60% |
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70% of rooms will be single occupancy, compared with the current national average of 25% |
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