Progress on the Moranbah Hospital Redevelopment continues with construction of the new onsite helipad now close to completion.
Following the new Moranbah Hospital opening on 26 November 2024, the old hospital was handed over to managing contractor Hutchinson Builders for decommissioning and demolition in preparation for construction of the new onsite helipad.
Contractors poured more than 98 cubic metres of concrete and completed more than 400 square metres of flat work to establish the helipad concrete slab. Light installation and landscaping is now underway. Upon completion, the project team will work through the helipad’s operational requirements.
The helipad is located next to the new hospital to facilitate inter-hospital patient transfers. Establishing the hospital’s first on-campus helipad will ensure patients in need of time-critical and advanced care receive inter-hospital transfers more efficiently.
Demolition of the old hospital was undertaken throughout January and February this year, signalling the end of an era for Moranbah’s first hospital that served the community for 50 years.
It was certainly a bittersweet day for staff who worked in the old facility for many years and were able to walk through the facility one last time before its demolition.
The Moranbah Hospital Redevelopment project is part of the Queensland Government’s Building Rural and Remote Health Program.
By Mackay Hospital and Health Service
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