Warden, a UK-based construction company, has completed two state-of-the-art operating theatres and a recovery ward at Whiston Hospital in Prescot, UK—projects totaling £4.4m.
The complex 12-month conversion project was delivered on behalf of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and VINCI Facilities, a facilities management and building solutions provider.
The conversion project involved the part conversion of a third-floor administration hub and the complete strip-out and remodeling of a floor area of around 1,100 sqm.
The converted space has enabled the creation of two level 4 operating theatres and a five-bed high-dependency recovery ward, together with associated technical and administrative support rooms.
Further, the works included significant alterations to sanitary installations and the extension of installations for medical gases and pneumatic tubes systems.
The creation of a new dedicated plant room required significant adjustment to the building facade through the removal of large-scale curtain walling installations and replacement with wrap-around louvre vent systems.
The works included significant alterations to sanitary installations and the extension of installations for medical gases and pneumatic tubes systems
Work on the project also included a comprehensive fixed furniture and equipment package comprising bespoke installations and new finishes applied throughout.
All works were completed to meet the technical standards within the Hospital Technical Memorandum compliance guide.
Ian Williams, Managing Director at Warden Construction, said: “We’re incredibly proud of our whole project team and supply chain for delivering this project on schedule and ensuring as little disruption as possible for hospital patients, staff and visitors."
“The new operating theatres and recovery ward will have a transformative impact on patients and hospital users, something that gives all of us a great deal of comfort and sense of achievement,” Williams concluded.
Top image: One of the state-of-the-art operating theatres Warden built at Whiston Hospital