Dear Mackay Birth Centre consumer
Construction of the new Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mackay Base Hospital will start next week. The new family room is being built in the space beside the Birth Centre and the Base Hospital, where it can easily be accessed by families with children in the Child and Adolescent Unit and the Special Care Nursery.
This family room will include two bedrooms and will also have a fully stocked kitchen, showers, laundry facilities and relaxation and play spaces. This family room will be a welcome addition to our families with unwell children, especially those who have travelled from out of town for care.
We would like to reassure you that there will be no change in access to the Birth Centre during the construction period from 19 April to 4 November. The three carparks at the front of the Birth Centre will remain available for consumers. The construction work does mean the loss of the three side carparks that are generally used by staff and we are communicating with these staff members about carparking alternatives.
Families will continue to have access the side garden. A gate will be installed as part of alternative fire evacuation route during construction.
Local business Fergus Builders has been awarded the contract and will shortly erect hoarding around their work site. There will be some general construction noise and increased traffic movement during this time.
Thank you for your understanding while this much-needed resources for our families is built. If you have any further questions or would like to provide any feedback please feel free to contact the communications team at mhhs-comms@health.qld.gov.au