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Spanish hospital cuts operational costs by 35% with AI


AI building tech helped San Juan de Dios Hospital in Seville, Spain, cut operating costs of its managed assets by 35%.


By deploying Siemens’ AI- based digital building platform, Building X, the historic hospital, with more than 450 years of operation, now integrates energy management, HVAC, and security systems into a single smart platform. The system provides real- time monitoring of building performance, enabling early fault detection and more efficient equipment use. Siemens estimates the hospital could achieve a further 10% reduction in costs as operations are optimised. “With Siemens’ technology,


we have gone beyond simple automation,” said María Jesús Pareja, Managing director at San Juan de Dios Hospital. “We now have an intelligent system that coordinates, optimises, and anticipates the functioning of our facilities, improving care quality and well-being.”


Modules delivered for Oxford theatre construction


The arrival of 365 offsite manufactured structural modules has marked a key milestone for MTX Contracts Ltd in the project to create a Surgical Elective Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. HEJ’s editor was invited to see the construction progress. The five-storey surgical centre for


Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust will open in summer 2026 in phases, with seven new operating theatres on Level One (ground floor) of the 7,541 sqm building. They include two hybrid operating


theatres that will give the Trust an edge by enabling the hospital to offer the most up-to-date procedures across multiple specialities. Hybrid operating theatres combine


medical imaging and conventional surgical suites into one treatment space that can be used for both minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. They allow surgeons to perform imaging, biopsy, diagnosis, and surgery in the same room, and remove the need to move a patient between an imaging suite and an operating room – which means


operations can be completed more quickly and recovery time for patients is improved. The plant room containing air- handling units and other mechanical and electrical equipment to serve the whole building will be located on level three. Other facilities in the new building will include staff services, changing and training rooms. The remaining levels in the building not immediately occupied will be finished to a shell specification by MTX in preparation for the installation of additional clinical facilities. The project also includes


associated infrastructure, landscaping and parking. Previous projects by MTX at the


John Radcliffe Hospital include the 48-bed Critical Care building which was completed from initial design to handover in 15 months, employing a ‘hybrid’ construction method and rapid design and planning process. MTX Managing director David


Hartley explained: “NHS Trusts are increasingly using modern methods of construction to provide new facilities in shorter time scales. It ensures an earlier return on investment for the Trust, and improved outcomes for patients while maintaining the highest standards.”


Construction begins on £140 m building at Plymouth hospital The platform forms part of


Siemens’ broader Xcelerator ecosystem, which enables customers to digitalise and manage building operations at scale.


Delphine Clément, Global


head of Verticals at Siemens Smart Infrastructure Buildings, said the project, “sets another benchmark for hospital digitalisation globally, showing how AI and interoperable systems can simplify operations, cut costs, and support sustainability goals.” In addition to operational savings, the digital platform supports energy efficiency and security monitoring.


University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has marked a major milestone with construction now underway on a new £140 m Emergency Care Building at Derriford Hospital. The four-storey facility, which


is the first Wave 1 scheme in the national New Hospital Programme


to begin main construction, will transform the way urgent and emergency care is delivered for people across Devon and Cornwall. Procured under ProCure23


(P23) with Mace, and delivered by contractor Willmott Dixon, the new building will replace the hospital’s current 50 year old Emergency Department with a modern, purpose-


built facility designed to meet the needs of a growing population and deliver care more efficiently. Due to open in 2028/29, the


Emergency Care Building will nearly double the capacity of the existing department and provide new spaces that support patients, families and staff. Stuart Windsor, Programme


director for Our Future Hospital, said: “It has been a long journey to get to today, but we will now finally see the new Emergency Care Building start to rise from the ground. This important building will provide the people of Plymouth and the wider Devon and Cornwall peninsula with a facility they can be proud of, and will finally give our clinicians the space to care.” The new facility will link with the existing Derriford Hospital, ensuring easy access to specialist wards and services.


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