Neonatal Unit Expansion at Middlemore Hospital to Increase Cot Capacity

The Middlemore based service NNU is located on level one of the Harley Gray building. This project expands the eastern end Level 2 cot spaces from 20 cots to a minimum of 28 cots. The level 3 cots remain untouched. This functional brief provides the service model of care and supporting enablers for the facility expansion of the NNU Level 2 cot spaces at Middlemore Hospital.

This will include: � Inpatient spatial requirements � Support spaces � Co-locations and linkages with functions through the continuum of care. The premise is that this development will be an interim location (approximately 10 years) to enable appropriate model of care and the spatial needs to support appropriate, timely and best practice care in this family focussed service.

The end state location may be in the new Women�s Health Building at Middlemore Hospital.