Health

• H&C Water


• Sewer


• Stormwater


• Fixtures


• Fire Hydrant & Hose Reel Service


• Monitored TMV System

SONIC HEALTH
Location: Bowen Hills, Queensland
Builder: Hutchinson Builders

The new $630 million Bendigo hospital has been given the green light for construction after the contract was awarded to Exemplar Health Consortium.

The signing of the Bendigo hospital contract secures the delivery of integrated medical services to the people of Bendigo and the wider region.

This project will result in Victoria's largest regional hospital, a world-class, state-of-the-art facility, providing high quality healthcare for the greater Bendigo community.

It will generate more than 770 construction industry and supply chain jobs, with at least 300 jobs maintained for a minimum of three years during the peak construction period for the hospital.

The new hospital will have 372 beds and 10 operating theatres, an integrated cancer centre and mental health unit and a helipad connected by bridge link to the main hospital.

Wyndham Private is leased to leading health care service providers and practitioners, designed and constructed to accommodate the essential services of the tenants in a high quality two level building, including in excess of 250 car parks for staff and visitors in a spacious landscaped environment.

Wyndham Private is located adjacent to Werribee Mercy Community Hospital and is surrounded by the fastest growing suburbs in Victoria. The clinic will include 10 - 12 GPs, dental care, dietetics, occupational therapy, a pharmacy, a pathology centre, sexual and reproductive health services, along with social work and family support programs.

Cooke & Dowsett were commissioned by H. Troon to supply and install a hydraulics work package including: cold water supply, hot water supply, natural gas system, sewerage system, stormwater system, fire service, tepid water system and rain water system.

TTR is a new Teaching, Training and Research Centre for the University of Melbourne and Western Health.The 5 level building will house lecture theatres, seminar facilities, PC 2 laboratories and offices to attract nursing and medical students and staff to a collaborative learning environment.

Existing structure to be refurbished includes the 8 bed birth suite, including the addition of 2 new beds, and a 38 bed Post Maternity Unit in staged construction.

Cooke & Dowsett were commissioned to supply and a hydraulic services package, not limited to the installing the sewer system, water supply and the stormwater system including syphonic system.

The $60 million project involves the construction of a new four level building which will accommodate 128 inpatient beds, additional ambulatory facilities including same day medical chairs, outpatient clinics and clinical services, and a special care nursery. This development is being undertaken as part of the long term Master Plan for the Sunshine Site in St. Albans which provides considerable growth and expansion for Western Health.

Cooke & Dowsett were commissioned to complete a hydraulic plumbing package including; sanitary waste system, solar hot water system, hose reel & hydrant system, upgrading existing water feed to the entire hospital precinct and a rainwater harvesting system.

John Holland secured the $270 million contract for the redevelopment of the Joondalup Health Campus in Perth in 2009. The redevelopment is jointly funded by the West Australian Government and Ramsay Health Care.

Undertaken across seven key phases and beginning with an upgrade to access roads and car parking facilities, the redevelopment includes the construction of a new central plant building, three-level public ward block, emergency department, private ward block, a St John Ambulance centre, parking for 1500 cars and a new childcare facility.

Cooke & Dowsett were commissioned to install the hydraulic services associated with the existing hospital’s new hot water plant. This phase of works included; sewer drainage services, potable cold water supply and connection, potable warm water supply and connection, portable hot water supply and connection, hot water heaters and pumps, warm water system pumps, hot water system pumps, hot water plant, warm water system, gas supply and connection, commissioning, as constructed manuals and drawings and risk management.

• New gravity sewer drainage system


• Rainwater pipe collection, with drainage connecting into the civil stormwater system


• New pumped fire hydrant system meeting AS2419 standards


• Pumped potable cold water system, including filters and softener


• Hot and warm water distribution systems


• Reverse osmosis plant and reticulated piping system


• 70kpa LPG gas distribution system


• 3M Novec 1230 gas fire suppression system to two computer rooms


• Combined service trenching, including installation of electrical and communications conduits.

• The number of mental health beds in the Dandenong Hospital redevelopment will increase by 38 to 120.


• Under the project a further 30 community-based beds will be available to support people. transitioning back into the community and rehabilitation.


• The first stage of this development covering the construction of the acute adult section will be finalised by March 2011.


• The entire project is expected to be completed by April 2012 Sustainability features.


• Choice of materials provides visual, tactile experiences with an emphasis on warm, natural materials.


• A Blackbutt timber cladding is highly durable low maintenance and structure with low embodied energy.


• Harvests and reuses rainwater for cistern flushing and garden watering.


• Uses materials from renewable sources which are environmentally friendly.


• Emphasis on energy efficiency include - double glazing, integral window sun shading; thermal massing to better control room. temperatures; in slab hot water and chilled water heating.

Cooke & Dowsett were commissioned to supply and install hydraulic services, not limited to the domestic cold water system, domestic hot water system, tempered water system, rainwater harvesting system, sewer system, stormwater system and fire services.

Thanks to substantial savings, the hospital will now house an additional ninth floor, constructed as part of the new clinical services block. This means that all the 200 additional beds planned for Box Hill will be housed under the one roof, delivering more efficient and higher quality services to patients.

•  a new 16-bed paediatric ward.


• an integrated surgical department.


• specialist cardiology facilities.


• a technologically enhanced sleep laboratory.


•  two floors of public underground parking.


• a larger and more efficient emergency department.


• a dedicated women’s health precinct linked to children’s services.


• a new 18 bed intensive care unit with a direct lift connection from the emergency department.


•  inpatient and day beds for cancer and renal patients.

• To develop a Children’s Ward that is a step beyond the ordinary, mindful of the Department of Human Services Guidelines,but challenging and adapting them asrequired to meethealthcare needs specific to the Geelong Hospital.


• To develop an aesthetic for the ward that caters for teenagers as well as small children.


• To reduce the amount of shared bedrooms and provide a better care environment Faceted shapes and bold colours are deployed to provide a fun, vibrant environment, without.