The Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust has appointed BAM Construction Ltd to build its new mental health inpatient facility in Highgate, north London, England. Construction of the new building, opposite the Trust’s existing Highgate Mental Health Centre, is due to begin later this year, following planning permission approval. The new facility, with five wards, a gym, dedicated activity spaces and a community café, will replace the mental health inpatient wards at St Pancras Hospital, which are aging and no longer meet modern health and safety needs, nor do they provide an effective therapeutic environment. During the last 12 months, … Read more
Balfour Beatty to Deliver Healthcare Facilities in Midlands
Balfour Beatty has been awarded England’s £267-million Midland Metropolitan Hospital contract on behalf of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. Having been appointed to deliver the early works contract in 2018, Balfour Beatty will now progress with the main construction works to the 80,000-square-meter hospital, including the completion of the external façade and all associated mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, delivered by Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick. The 670-bed Midland Metropolitan Hospital will offer maternity, children’s and inpatient adult facilities to a half million people. Located in Smethwick, the hospital will remain the closest acute hospital to the center of Birmingham … Read more
Reeves County Hospital Breaks Ground on Replacement Facility
A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held to celebrate the start of construction on the new Reeves County Hospital replacement facility located in Reeves County, Texas. This $80-million project represents the district’s investment in a total replacement of the community’s hospital, which will include 25 all-private inpatient beds, a level four emergency department with at least eight exam rooms and three trauma rooms, a delivery suite, a nursery, women’s imaging department, physical therapy gym, 15-bay dialysis unit, surgical services space, an inpatient/outpatient lab, a cardiovascular rehabilitation program and support service spaces. The design, led by project architect Perkins and Will, is … Read more
Specialist Hospital Under Construction in Sweden Tracking for Environmental Building, Silver Level
Skanska has signed an agreement with the Region Västra Götaland, Västfastigheter, to build the new Högsbo specialist hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. The contract is worth approximately SEK 1.1 billion, which will be included in Swedish order bookings for the fourth quarter 2019. The project includes a new hospital building and a supply building, totaling about 27,300 square meters, and an associated garage with 175 parking spaces. The hospital building will be five stories high and will contain operating rooms, reception and resources for imaging and sampling for both adults and children. The building will be certified in accordance with Environmental … Read more
Surgical Facility Provides Services to Underserved Uganda Area
The Kyabirwa Surgical Facility in Uganda has recently opened. A a small building with a large purpose, the project was conceived with Mount Sinai Health Systems as a replicable prototype to bring surgery to underserved areas. Located in a rural town on the Nile, the building takes its form from banana plants on the site that gather energy from the sun and provide shade, and is constructed of locally sourced bricks. Careful analysis of required systems and equipment resulted in the elimination of many redundant and costly systems typically found in high-tech urban hospitals. Onsite infrastructure provides solar energy, rainwater … Read more