Dozens of politicians and businesspeople this afternoon turned out to see the redevelopment of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital project take its first steps on the road to completion.Premier Paula Cox, past premiers Ewart Brown and Alex Scott and Health Minister Zane DeSilva were some of the guests at the official groundbreaking ceremony.The hospital will undergo extensive redevelopment over the next three years at the projected cost of $315 million.Paget Health Services, a consortium of local and international companies, will design, build, finance and maintain the facility over the next 30 years.The new site will address the shortage of space at the current facility and will include 90-single occupant en suite patient rooms and Bermuda's first dedicated day surgery unit.It will also include oncology, dialysis, asthma and diabetes services, as well as diagnostic imaging services, a new emergency room and utility plant.Ms Cox said the project wasn't “about digging a hole in the ground”, but about building a 21st Century health care facility that was world class.“It is a significant development that is pivotal in the provision of greatly improved health services for the people of Bermuda. It has taken blood,sweat and tears. It has taken dogged determination by many to get us to this landmark occasion.”