STAFF of Dubbo Hospital are passing judgement on new facilities they will be working out of by year's end.
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Feedback on prototypes of two rooms in the under-construction clinical services building beside the existing hospital will inform its completion.
The new building is the centrepiece of the main works of the $91 million stage one and two redevelopment of the hospital.
It is a year since Broad Construction Services launched the main works that are reported by the electorate office of Dubbo MP Troy Grant to be "on time and on budget".
The inspection by staff of the prototypes of a standard inpatient room and a birthing room was revealed by Mr Grant who referred to the redevelopment as a "mammoth project".
In January NSW health minister Jillian Skinner committed $150 million to stage three and four of the redevelopment, taking the government's investment in the project to $240 million.
Mr Grant has emphasised the importance of staff input in progressing the redevelopment to a "world-class" standard.
"The prototype rooms give staff a taste of where patients will be cared for and feedback will be sought from doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and others about the room's set-up," he said.
"Feedback provided by staff during the tour will enable the project team to make any necessary adjustments before completing the remaining inpatients rooms."
The new clinical services building will house six operating theatres and a day-only and extended day-only ward for surgical services.
It will also feature an inpatient maternity ward, birthing suite and special care nursery, and a clinical sterilisation department.
Workmen are currently installing fixtures and fittings in two of the theatres, and vinyl flooring and joinery in the maternity department.
"Major medical equipment" is being delivered to the sterilisation department.
Other components of the main works to be undertaken after the clinical services building is completed in late 2015 include refurbishment of facilities providing renal services.
Mrs Skinner has previously outlined what $150 million will buy.
"Once completed the stage three and four Dubbo Hospital upgrade will deliver a new emergency department, imaging facilities, ambulatory care centre and cardiac catheterisation lab in a new three-storey building, as well as a new medical inpatient ward which completes the northern wing of the stage one and two clinical services building," she said.
"Upgrades to oncology, cardiovascular and stroke units will also form part of the next stage to allow the intensive care unit to expand and meet the growing demand.
"A new front of house entry and drop off zone and additional car parking will also form part of this major redevelopment."