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Discover how our construction project cost advisory team transformed Mercy Hospital after tragedy hit.  Explore the story of how our services kept reconstruction costs on track in our latest healthcare case study: https://lnkd.in/gGyNW3ae Tornado-Damaged Hospital Keeps $300M Rebuild on Time and Under Budget | Armanino #ConstructionAudit #HealthcareTransformation #CostOptimization

The BWBR Omaha team has worked with many Critical Access Hospitals looking for smaller-scale expansions and renovations, rather than completely new facilities. In examining these projects, a powerful theme has emerged — that these “small” projects can actually have an outsize impact. Check out a few examples: https://loom.ly/fNspfdE

Here is a reply to me from the Minister for Health’s Office advising that the long awaited procurement of the 42 bed medical project should be completed in Q1 2024 with a view of going to construction towards the end of 2024. HEA-MO-00671-2024 12th February 2024 ‎ ‎Dear Cllr. Walsh, ‎ Thank you for your recent correspondence concerning the provision of a new 42-bed medical block and theatre suite at SUH. The delivery of health capital projects is a dynamic process, subject to the successful completion of the various project approval stages in line with the newly published Infrastructure Guidelines and also taking into account market response noting recent and current labour market and wider macroeconomic dynamics. The proposals for additional beds for Sligo University Hospital are noted against recent progress where 1,126 acute beds have been opened across the country since 2020. This represents more acute hospital beds delivered than in any comparable period since the HSE was established. A service need for additional bed capacity was identified in Sligo University Hospital and an additional 42-bed project is underway. The project will deliver 2 x 21 bed wards, single en-suite rooms with ancillary accommodation. Planning permission and fire certifications have been received for the project. Essential enabling works to facilitate the provision of a new Ward Block including a car park are under construction and nearing completion. The 42 bed project is out for tender. Tenders for the project are expected back by end Q1 2024. A review of the tender options will take place following their submission, and the preferred tender offered the contract in line with established procedures. Following awarding of the contract, it is anticipated construction will commence in Q3 2024 with an estimated construction timeline of 30 months. https://lnkd.in/e-VZxn9H

New Care starts build on new care facility

👀 Check out this timelapse view of the construction of Yeovil Diagnostics Centre! 🏗 Prime is delivering the purpose-built facility alongside Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and contractors Darwin Group, with 72 modules successfully installed across eight nights, minimising disruption to the hospital. The three-storey, 2,687m2 centre was designed to utilise Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to enable the scheme to be delivered within a ten-month construction period, ensuring that the Trust and local community can benefit from the centre later this year. The project is being delivered up to 60 per cent faster and with up to 90 per cent less waste than traditional building methods, making it one of the most efficient and sustainable options in the marketplace. The centre prioritises sustainability, boasting a high-performing, low-energy design that achieves net zero embodied carbon and a projected biodiversity net gain of 267%. The building achieved BREEAM Excellent design stage certification which puts it within the top 10% performing newbuild non-domestic buildings in the country. It will provide over 70,000 diagnostic tests and outpatient appointments annually, offering a range of diagnostic services and a comprehensive range of outpatients services. It means that patients won’t need to go to busy hospitals for some diagnostic tests, freeing up capacity for patients who require more complex care. Read more about the project here 👉 https://bit.ly/4bovgAH #MMC #sustainability #healthcare

North Lanarkshire Council grants planning approval for the Monklands Replacement Project North Lanarkshire Council has agreed planning permission for the new state-of-the-art University Hospital Monklands To read more, follow the link to the Building Better Healthcare article #NHS #UKhealthcare #designandbuild #planningapproval

Now this is what I call the future of healthcare in the next century.

Dr. Maria Medyanik, talking to an audience of mostly facility managers, estates managers, and linen managers at the 3rd #NHS Facilities Management Conference, shared a case study about the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and their results with bringing Polytex into the hospital. To discuss your scrubs & linen management needs and to learn more about the benefits of implementing Polytex, please contact our UK Regional Manager, Dr. Maria Medyanik #UK #NHS #scrubs #linenmanagement #facilitymanagement #estatemanagement

I fear this is a classic case of confirmation bias, defending a decision made without proper consideration of the options. It is noteworthy from CEO Alice Webster’s defence of the decision (https://lnkd.in/ej9yQRb2) that consideration of alternative sites only took place after significant investment had been made in the Endoscopy unit a year before. Is this a question of the tail wagging the dog? Why is it so impossible to build a new hospital on a greenfield site in six years? Can planning not be expedited if the alternative site is the best site? Don’t let the bureaucrats get in the way of the right solution! https://lnkd.in/ec6ryTsF

A leading children’s hospital partnered with EH&E to create a new framework for PCRA that achieved a threefold decrease in the number of high-risk issues found during construction site audits. How did we do it? EH&E and the hospital developed a framework that extends the #PCRA process from the design-concept all the way through post-construction closeout, allowing project managers to ensure risk-reduction practices are followed from the design-stage through occupancy. This new blog post details the framework and the best practices to implement. #construction #hospitals