Footprint decanting has begun...

We're getting ready to start work on the new RNS Hospital and Community Health Services buildings later in 2008.

The redevelopment will consolidate 53 buildings into two purpose-built facilities for 21^st century healthcare.

In preparation for the start of work on our new hospital buildings, we're moving most of our research and education community into the new Kolling Building from September 2008.

The relocations will not affect clinical operations in the main hospital building (Brown Building and Douglas Building) at this stage.

This will allow us to demolish a large number of small, outdated buildings in the middle of site and clear the "footprint" for the new main hospital and community health buildings.

Some departments currently located on the "footprint" site will not be moving into the Kolling Building - in the future they will be located in the new hospital building, or in some other location. These departments may need to move temporarily to an interim site until their final site is determined, or until the new hospital building is finished.

If you are affected by the decanting, your healthcare team will advise you and provide you with information about the relocation.

Even if you are not directly affected, there may be some unavoidable disruption or inconvenience as we manage the challenges of such a major project on a busy inner city site.

You will be advised well in advance of any possible changes or disruptions whenever possible.

While we will do our best to minimise any impact, there will be some inconvenience from time to time.

We appreciate your cooperation during this busy time.

What's happening on site?

The map below shows the current main hospital building (red) and the new Kolling Building for research and education (blue). In the centre of the site, orange buildings are to be vacated and the site cleared for the redevelopment.

Who's Who in the new Kolling Building?

4 - Ground Floor	Library & Education
	Reception
	Douglas Piper Library
	Medical Illustrations
	NCS IT and Audiovisual Support
	Student Facilities
5 - First Floor	Northern Clinical School, auditorium & lecture theatres
	Northern Clinical School
	Auditorium
	Norman Nock Lecture Room -1
	Norman Nock Lecture Room -2
	Wallace Freeborn Lecture Theatre
	Kerry Goulston Seminar Room
	Tutorial Rooms 1 - 11
6	Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre
7	Education & Professorial Suites
	Pam McLean Centre for clinical communications and cancer communications training
	Northern Clinical School Administrative Offices
	NSCCH Organisational Education and Learning
	Board Room
	Professorial suites
8	Kolling Institute of Medical Research
	Hormones and Cancer Group
	Growth Research
	Director & Executive Offices
	Research
	Bill Walsh Cancer Research Laboratories
	Cancer Surgery and Metabolism Research Laboratory
9	Kolling Institute of Medical Research
	Hormones and Cancer Group
	Cancer Genetics Laboratory
	Functional Genomics Laboratory
	Renal Medicine
10	Kolling Institute of Medical Research
	Institute of Bone and Joint Research
	Raymond Purves Bone and Joint Research Laboratories
	Sutton Arthritis Research Laboratories
	Murray Maxwell Biomechanics Laboratory
	Perinatal Research Group
	Research
	Hand Surgery Research
11	Kolling Institute of Medical Research
	Neurogenetics Group
	National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research
	Research
	Human Reproduction Unit
	Northern Blood Research Centre
	Stem Cell Research Laboratory
	Flow Cytometry
	Cellular Therapeutics Laboratory
	Sydney Diabetes Beta-cell Research Unit
12	Kolling Institute of Medical Research
	Vascular Biology
	Cardiac Technology Centre
	Research
	Ageing and Pharmacology Laboratory
	CADE Clinic Molecular Psychiatry
	Liver and Digestive Disease Laboratory
	North Shore Heart Research Centre
	Quadriplegic Hand Research
13	Kolling Institute of Medical Research
	Pain Management Research Institute
	Research
	Cardiovascular and Hormonal Research Laboratory
	Board Room

Building 51 and 52

For temporary relocations, we have refurbished Building 51 and are currently completing a new temporary building to be called building 52.

Above: The new temporary Building 52 now under construction. It will accommodate a range of departments.