‍Key features of the new East Wing:

• A new Emergency Department (twice as large as the current ED) and Intensive Care Unit
• A rooftop helipad, which will mean faster, safer patient transfers
• Purpose-built maternity facilities and delivery suite, a new postnatal ward and neonatal unit
• Upgraded laboratory and radiology services
• A dedicated tupapaku facility for the viewing of the deceased before leaving the hospital‍‍

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‍Seismic features of the project include:

• Option investigation for base isolation vs viscous dampers;
• Junction detailing for bridges and to existing buildings;
• Review and removal of fall risk from surrounding buildings onto both IL4 Buildings and supporting services;
• Replacement and duplication of IT hubs;
• Construction of an energy centre to remove services for IL4 buildings from earthquake-vulnerable tunnels;
• Examination and inclusion of additional plant to support resilience in existing buildings (notably removal of dependence on steam and existing boilers).

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