HOLLYWOOD PRIVATE HOSPITAL
THE BUILDERS CHOICE Hollywood Private Hospital
Visionary Health Care
Grand Master Plan for Hollywood Private Hospital
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ollywood Hospital’s venerable history dates to World War II. It was originally built as a 300-bed military hospital before, from the mid-1940s, undergoing continuous expansion and redevelopment. In 1994 Ramsay Health Care (RHC) became the new owner/operator, and currently Hollywood Private Hospital (HPH) is the largest private hospital in Australia. This commitment over the years to ongoing organic growth created a THE TEAM
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planning challenge for future expansion, prompting RHC to bring on board health Architects Silver Thomas Hanley to assist with the development of a master plan vision for the HPH campus. According to Silver Thomas Hanley director Basil Vogas, “The master plan is critical in helping RHC determine an expansion and renewal program which supports the ongoing and uninterrupted delivery of outstanding health care, while creating an ordered and efficient major health service.” All of which brings us to the latest chapter in the Hollywood Private Hospital story. In early 2020 Georgiou Group was awarded a $55.7 million contract by Ramsay Health Care to deliver Hollywood Private Hospital’s South Block and new emergency department, designed by Silver Thomas Hanley. In addition to the emergency department, the project brief comprised construction of three 30-bed wards (including tenancies, isolation room and expansion of the current radiology unit), a multilevel carpark and upgrades to the old building’s front of campus. As Georgiou building general manager Steve Okill noted at the time, “We recently completed the Hollywood Consulting Centre and are finishing works on the mental health expansion, where our team has showcased their strengths in service integrations and working within the constraints of a live hospital environment.
