The new Ambulatory Care Building (ACB) at the Wagga Wagga Health Service incorporates extensive electrical and state of the art communications infrastructure throughout five operational levels, a basement carpark and the building plant room on Level 5.
The ACB has consolidated disparate services from ageing sites throughout the region into a single hub capable of providing a more closely integrated range of sub-acute inpatient, primary and community health and ambulatory care services.
Project: Wagga Base Hospital – Stage 3: Ambulatory Care Building
Builder: CPB Construction Pty Ltd
Time Frame: Approx. 20 Months
Services provided within the ACB:
- Aged Care Beds
- Rehabilitation Beds
- Older Person’s Mental Health Inpatient Unit
- Renal Dialysis Unit
- Ambulatory Clinics, Rehabilitation And Allied Health, Including Primary And Community Health, Outpatients, Prosthetics And Orthotics, Mental Health, Drug And Alcohol, And Oral Health Services
- A New Education Area Including Library, Conference Rooms And A Lecture Theatre
- Extended Hours Services
- Administration Hub
Scope of Electrical and Communications Services Works:
The extent of the main components of work included but was not limited to the following provision and installation of:
- Level 3 Electrical Design
- LV Mains and Submains
- Switchboards and Distribution Boards
- Lightning and Surge Protection
- Installation and Coordination of Supply Authority Metering
- Installation of Cable Tray, Conduits and Cable Routing Pits for Electrical, Security and Communications Works
- Power Factor Correction Units
- Uninterruptable Power Supplies
- External and Internal Luminaires including Lamps, Control Gear and Mounting Systems
- Lighting Control Systems
- Exit and Emergency Lighting
- GSM Phone System
- Building Management Control System (BMCS) Interfaces
- Digital Multiple Access TV (MATV) System
- Audio Visual Power and Cabling
- Medical Services Panels
- Security / Access Control / CCTV Systems
- Nurse Call System
- Design, procurement and installation of an 825kVA standby generator.
- Design, procurement and installation of two 1.5MVA pad-mount substations.
- Integration with the Existing Acute Services Building
