Transformation of intensive care
CLIENT: BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | TYPE OF WORK: CONSTRUCTION | VALUE: £7.3m | SECTOR: HEALTH
Our team at West Yorkshire-based construction company, I&G are specialists at working in challenging live environments. However, Barnsley Hospital’s new £7.3m Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was successfully navigated and delivered through a tight space equivalent to the size of an ambulance.
The new unit doubles the capacity of the hospital’s intensive care beds to meet current pressures and enhance and protect patient care to futureproof patient demand. The high-quality purpose-built unit has been constructed within the footprint of the existing hospital, within an enclosed courtyard space making way for the state-of-the-art new ICU.
working within a live hospital
The I&G team worked closely with the Trust to ensure patient care wasn’t impacted throughout the works, as they successfully navigated the complex programme within the challenging environment of a live hospital.
We updated three levels of office and ancillary space for optimal reconfiguration, as well as completing external roofing works, service connections and a new mechanical plant.
“It's great for both patients and staff as this high-quality, purpose-built unit will allow us to provide the best possible care, contributing to shorter stays, quicker discharges, and speedier recoveries in general.”
That’s like having to take a whole building site through the back doors of an ambulance!
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You can read the full case study of this project on the I&G website.
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