Quicksmart Homes deliver Australia's first fully modular
permanent hospital in record time.
Ramsay Healthcare asked Quicksmart Homes to provide the offsite
delivery of their private hospital extension in Lake Macquarie,
NSW, as they needed a facility that could be delivered much faster
than conventional building programmes, and would also be quality
built without the cost of traditional construction.
QSH designed the 16 hospital modules to suit both the current
Ramsay standard and the adjoining hospital's specific needs for
joinery and fittings.
The modules are the first of their kind and developed to be
lighter and more versatile than large scale steel modular units.
The modules use Quicksmart's patented ectoskeletal transportation
equipment, which reduces weight and decreases handling times at
transit points. The design allows the modules to be longer and
wider, and are stackable to over 10 storeys.
The hospital project proved that the use of high-strength steel
modules with medical grade fit outs deliver outstanding value to
the customer by reducing cost by over 20% and, more importantly,
for the hospitals, reducing onsite time and disruption by a
substantial amount. The project has reduced the onsite disruption
period to under 6 months - a saving of nearly 5 months over
traditional construction.