Tauranga Hospital has four earthquake-prone buildings

Introduction to the National Seismic Building Management System. It explains why a national system exists and provides a brief overview of how the system works. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

The District Health Board has revealed four earthquake-prone buildings at Tauranga Hospital, including the theater building and the main ward.

Pete Chandler, chief executive of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board, says they have received “expert” advice and the risk to people is low.

An earthquake-prone building is more likely to be damaged after a moderate earthquake, so it will be a greater risk to the safety of the public and employees.

Tauranga is a medium-risk area compared to other parts of the country such as Wellington, which is classified as high-risk.

The four buildings at Tauranga Hospital classified as earthquake-prone are the kitchen and construction services site-wide in the basement floor of the building (T20), the support and office services building, the transit hall (T24), the main ward and clinical services complex (T45) and the theater block (T46).

Tauranga Hospital contains four damaged buildings including the main wing and the theater building. Photo/NZME

To bring the level of kitchen and building services to the required level, the building must be demolished and the basement walls strengthened. But the long-term plan is to replace the building with a proposed new clinical services building.

Work has already been done on the exterior of the offices, support services building and transit hall building but more work will be required to modernize the interior walls. The building must be vacated before work begins.

To upgrade the master wing, clinical services complex, and theater hall buildings to code level, the core structure, floor and foundations will need to be strengthened, but the Board of Health is already hoping to build a new Clinical Services Building.

Repair work should take place over the next 12 and a half years.

The main entrance to Tauranga Hospital. Photo/NZME

The Health Board said the Haut Hospital’s Hiritunga Ward building was evacuated due to seismic problems last month, and other health boards were asked about their earthquake assessments in the past few days.

The council said the earthquake-prone building need not be empty and there are a number of differences between Tauranga and Haut hospitals.

Hutt Hospital is located on the main Wellington fault line in an area with a much higher earthquake risk and a very low seismic rating.

Tauranga Hospital can either upgrade for more than 12 and a half years or build a new clinical services suite and evacuate earthquake-prone buildings.

Whakatāne Hospital is not earthquake prone.

The Board of Health monitors and manages the risks associated with the Tauranga Hospital premises.

“Like many other DHBs across the country, BOP DHB also needs further seismic improvement at Tauranga Hospital to achieve the latest standards,” Chandler said.

“We have received expert engineering advice that the risks to people while planning for the future of buildings are low.

“The safety of our staff and patients is our priority, as is the maintenance of clinical and acute services in the hospital.”

Chandler said building a new clinical services suite was a “much better option” than working out how to pour the wings into off-site accommodations for two to three years of construction.

“As such, this is the focus of the NBD business case study, which we are currently discussing with the Ministry of Health. As we have said before, the feasibility study will also consider the option of new construction if suitable land is available.”

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