The new $69.7 million Southland Hospital was opened in late 2004, following two and a half years of design, construction, refurbishment, change management, transition and migration activity.
The new hospital was built directly in front of the original Southland Hospital buildings (commonly called Kew Hospital) that opened in 1937.
The hospital's redevelopment design work was completed by a joint architectural team of Jasmax (Auckland based) and MSJ (architects and health planners based in Sydney Australia). The construction team was headed by a joint venture between Fletcher Construction and Arrow International (Fletcher Arrow Joint Venture).
The redevelopment of the new secondary care base hospital for the Southland region consisted of 6 new inpatient wards, new emergency department, operating theatres, day surgery, endoscopy suite, outpatients, oncology and rehabilitation department along with a purpose-built inpatient mental health unit and a community services base.
The main hospital building encompasses 20,200m2 of floor area and includes 700 rooms, all housed under 11,400 sq m of roof.
Key Project Milestones
- May 2001 - The Minister of Health, Hon Annette King announces approval to build a new regional hospital in Invercargill
- July 2002 - The Minister of Health, Hon Annette King and Minister of Finance, Hon Dr Michael Cullen gave final approval for the design plans and Government funding of $69.7 million for the redevelopment project. Construction began soon after this date, and was led by Fletcher Arrow Joint Venture.
- November 2002 - Community Mental Health services relocated from various buildings around the city into Elm Court on the SDHB grounds.
- September 2003 - The purpose built inpatient mental health unit was completed in 2003, with the official opening held in September.
- May 2005 - The first part of the new hospital building - the Rehabilitation Unit - was opened and patient moved in on 12 May 2004. This service had previously been located in the old Ward 18, on the corner of Kew and Elles Roads.
- May 2005 - Refurbishment on Ward 18 commenced
- August 2004 - The construction of the main hospital building was completed 27 August 04.
- August 2004 - The refurbishment of Ward 18 was completed and services moved into the newly named Community Services building on 30 August 04.
- September 2004 - Hospital management moved into the refurbished Elm Court building on 6 September 04
- September 2004 -The new hospital was officially opened by Rt Hon Prime Minister, Helen Clark and Hon Minister of Health, Annette King at a ceremony on 2 September 2004
- October 2004 - The first group of services migrated to the new hospital on 18 October 04
- November 2004 - The last group of services migrated to the new hospital on 4 November 04
Since Then:
- Community mental health services have expanded resulting in Elm Court now being home to all mental health services.
- Hospital management re-located into the original 1937 Southland Hospital administration building (at the rear of the new hospital).
- DHB administration remains in the original 1937 Old Nurses' Home (opposite the new hospital outpatients department, to the rear of the new hospital)
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