MAKE IT MAIDSTONE MAKE IT PROSPEROUS


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New hospital will provide 425 jobs


An artist’s impression of the new hospital


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Maidstone’s new private hospital, close to Junction 7 of the M20, is set to give the Maidstone economy a huge boost with the creation of more than 400 new jobs.


Currently clinicians and patients have to travel to London for the services that will be offered at the hospital.


The new Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery will be a ‘one stop’ facility providing fast, efficient, onsite consultations, diagnostic testing and a comprehensive range of general and complex procedures in areas such as cardiology, cardiac surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopaedics and surgical oncology.


It will treat private and NHS patients. Franz Dickmann, Acting Chief Executive, explains: “Future healthcare will be provided by a mixture of existing NHS institutions and the private sector investing into the healthcare system. These institutions will provide advanced care for the whole of the community for those who are privately insured and those insured by the NHS, it is the same principle, as you, the patient, now have a choice.”


The hospital will have advanced technology


for diagnostic testing and treatments with multi-disciplinary teams and intensive care facilities on site, which will support the major and highly complex procedures.


Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Phyllis Holt, says that patients will come first: “We know that quality of patient care is entirely dependent on the excellence of our nursing staff, technical staff, therapists and all support services. All share our ethos that the patient comes first, and we are


committed to the holistic care, not only of the patient, but also their families.”


Facts and Figures


• Kent’s first private hospital for 20 years.


• An £83m scheme that has been five years in development.


• A seven acre site at Newnham Court, Bearsted.


• Initially it will comprise four separate buildings totalling 15,000 sqm and car parking.


• Five operating theatres.


• Neurological rehabilitation centre and an oncology centre to be added.


• 66 consulting rooms, 81 inpatient beds and 15 day beds.


• The design includes green roofs and walls, rainwater harvesting, combined heat and power generators, and Kent ragstone.


• Other sustainable features • Opening Spring 2014.


Above: Dr Phylis Holt, Consultant Cardiologist, with Cabinet member Malcolm Greer, Leader of the Council, Chris Garland, and the Mayor of Maidstone, Rodd Nelson-Gracie, at the ground breaking ceremony.


Great People, Great Place, Great Opportunity


Maidstone Borough council has three priorities – for Maidstone Borough to have a growing economy, for the borough to be a great place to live, and corporate and customer excellence.


Council Leader, Chris Garland, welcomes the Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery for its contribution to the borough’s economic prosperity. “Our first priority is for Maidstone to have a growing economy with rising employment, catering for a range of skill sets to meet the demands of the local economy. The new hospital is just what we need, providing a great range of employment opportunities.


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