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> 16 November: Latest helipad photos
These are the latest photographs from Princess Alexandra Hospital's helipad construction which is currently taking place on the south-east corner of the hospital's main building.
> 2 November: Changes to Emergency Department entrance from Thursday, 5 November
From 6am, Thursday 5 November, part of the existing Emergency Department ambulance and parking area will be closed for construction work. This will mean that:
> 22 October: Construction Update
Work on Princess Alexandra Hospital's emergency department expansion project remains on track, with no major delays. The first photo below shows the structural steel columns that will hold up the roof-top helipad, which is being constructed on the south-east corner of the main hospital building. The second photos shows the new "hot lift" coming out of the ground, while the remaining photos show the floor of the new emergency department.
> 25 September: Dust storm
Our time lapse camera demonstrated the full extent of Tuesday's dust storm in Brisbane!
> 22 September: Construction update
PAH's emergency department expansion construction site is a hive of activity, with work on the helipad, building foundations and new elevators continuing.
Scaffolding has been erected on the roof of the main hospital building for the installation of the new helipad, which will commence next month. A large hoist has also been set up to allow builders to access the roof.
A number of concrete slabs are being poured in the site for the various functions of the new facilities. Construction on the emergency department "hot lifts", which will take patients and staff from the roof-top helipad straight into the resuscitation rooms, also commenced this month.
> 11 September: Construction update
In the past month a number of concrete slab pours have occurred to form the ground floor of the expanded facilities. Erection of scaffolding has also commenced on the roof top of the main hospital building, in preparation for the structural steel that will hold up the helipad.
The helipad deck has arrived in Australia and has been transported to Nerang for storage until its installation. It is anticipated the helipad will be operational by March 2010.
> 19 August: Final interior design and construction update
The Emergency Department user group signed off on the project's final floor and interior design development this month:
A large amount of scaffolding has been erected on the construction site in preparation for further concrete slab pours to be undertaken in the coming weeks. Additionally, a temporary hoist will soon be erected on the site to carry contractors and materials from the ground to the roof as part of the helipad construction. The photos below show work now progressing rapidly on the site.
> 27 July: Construction update
The first of many concrete slab pours occurred last week (see photographs below). This concrete will form the foundations of the new emergency department and Medical Assessment and Planning Unit. From now until December, there will be 1,071 concrete trucks attending the contruction site to complete this work.
> 21 July: Sneak peek of helipad under construction
This photograph is a sneak peek of part of the Dr Peter Thomas roof-top helideck, which is currently being built in China. The helideck will be packed and shipped to Australia at the end of July and will arrive at the hospital construction site towards the end of August.
> 14 July: ED Expansion comes out of the ground
Columns that will hold up the floor of PAH's new emergency department were erected this week, marking the beginning of more visible construction work on the ED expansion site:
Construction is now expected to progress very quickly with further concrete foundations expected in the coming weeks.
Building of the lift shaft leading to the roof-top helipad will commence next month, with an expected completion date of November 2009.
> 30 June: Construction update
Despite unprecedented amounts of rain in the past couple of months, work is progressing well on Princess Alexandra Hospital's emergency department expansion.
The commissioning of the Dr Peter Thomas Helipad is on target for December 2009. A large crane was installed at the front of the hospital campus two weeks ago and will be responsible for lifting the new helideck into place on the roof of the main hospital building. The helideck is currently being built overseas and will be shipped to Australia over the next couple of months.
> Ipswich Road footpath closure
The section of footpath on Ipswich Road outside the emergency department construction site (hospital side of the road) has been closed temporarily. This closure is to allow the construction company to ensure stability of the work site following this week's wet weather.
For safety reasons, the public are reminded not to enter the closed section of footpath, or to walk on the road or taxi rank at any time.
Alternative pedestrian access along this section of Ipswich Road will be on the opposite side of the road only, near the Buranda shopping centre.
> 6 May: Interior design concept released
> 25 March: Demolition of emergency department deck
> 23 March: The Dr Peter Thomas Helipad
The new roof-top helipad, to be constructed on the south-east corner of the existing Princess Alexandra Hospital building, has been officially named The Dr Peter Thomas Helipad.
Dr Thomas is the retiring Deputy Director of Princess Alexandra Hospital's emergency department.
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