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The rooftop helipad at Frankston Hospital in Victoria has been completed as part of a wider $1.1 billion redevelopment project.
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The state government hopes the new landing pad will enable faster access for patients arriving by air and support transfers of critically ill patients to and from other health services across the state.
Construction crews pre-assembled large modules made from aluminium on the ground before lifting them into place using tower cranes. The helipad includes integrated lighting and firefighting systems, with testing and commissioning scheduled to begin shortly.
Minister for Health Infrastructure Melissa Horne said the completion of the helipad marks a step toward the project’s final stages. “This is the largest ever health infrastructure project in Melbourne’s south-east – the helipad completion takes us one step closer to opening this important project for local families right across Frankston.”
The hospital redevelopment, now in its final year of major construction, aims to expand healthcare capacity in Melbourne’s south-east.
The helipad, meanwhile, is part of a broader upgrade that includes a new 12-storey clinical services tower.
Once complete, the hospital is expected to treat an additional 35,000 patients each year.
The project is being delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with Peninsula Health and the Exemplar Health consortium.
At the peak of construction, over 900 workers were on site, with nearly 2.4 million hours worked to date.
