REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS


2 Theatre 2. 3 Theatre 3. 4 Theatre 4. 5 Theatre 5. 6 Theatre 6.


Figure 1: Top: the layout of the ‘old’ Surgical Block. Bottom: the interior layout post-refurbishment.


different floors;


n fitting of new fire-resistant doors on the escape routes, with removal of existing glazed doors;


n the expansion of the automatic fixed fire detection and alarm systems;


n the expansion of the alarm and sound diffusion system;


n the design of a new medical gas system; n new electrical systems, with new LED lighting;


n installation of new air-conditioning systems – including AHUs, distribution ducts, and terminal units, and


n the fitting of new windows compliant with fire and safety regulation. The project also involved the


refurbishment of two operating theatres, and a new design for the the Lounge Room to enhance the hospital’s Haemodynamic Service – previously delivered in single room – and to improve the patient journey, from the waiting area, through to preparation, therapy, and discharge.


A quiet area to relax in The new Lounge Room layout was designed to offer the patients a quiet area to relax in before and after medical treatment, with space for rest, reading, and internet access, etc. This facility is strategically located, to allow direct access to the two new operating theatres for haemodynamic treatments once patients have entered the Surgical Block. The design strategy addressed the


physical elements (e.g. different ceiling heights in the operating theatres 1, 2, 3, and 4, and theatres 5, 6, 7, and 8, levelled out via the installation of a false ceiling at


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a 3-metre height), the existing layout, and the operating procedures expected to be carried out. It also took into account the need to implement the Haemodynamic Service, and to create a quiet, private, and relaxing area for patients. The final layout delivered a complete, fully equipped new Surgical Block, with six operating theatres, plus ancillary support spaces, and a new fully equipped Haemodynamic Service area, with two dedicated haemodynamic theatres, and associated ancillary facilities. The Surgical Block incorporates the


rooms listed below, and shown in the floorplan in Figure 1. 1 Operating theatre 1,


7 Haemodynamic room 1. 8 Haemodynamic room 2. 9 Sluice room. 10 Washing & sterilisation room. 11 Clean utility. 12 Dirty utility 13 Storage. 14 Scrub room. 15 Induction room. 16 Neonatal area. 17 Medical equipment room. 18 Control room. 19 Disposable material storage room. 20 ‘Recovery’ cubicles. 21 Orthopaedics sterile supply material. 22 Orthopaedics equipment. 23 Orthopaedics ‘prep’ room. 24 Physicians’ relaxation room. 25 Physicians’ room. 26 Monitoring & control room. 27 Staff relaxation room. 28 Sterile utility room. 29 Female staff changing room – filter area.


30 Male staff changing room – filter area. 31 Stretcher change area – filter area. 32 Head nurse’s room. 33 Staff changing room. 34 Physicians’ room, and 35 Physician on call. The Lounge Room houses the rooms listed below, and shown on the floorplan. A Front and control desk. B Anamnesis room. C Male patient changing room. D Female patient changing room. E Patients’ cubicles. F Reading area, and G Internet area. Project design and construction management were undertaken by Nikolaos


One of the haemodynamic theatres within the refurbished building.


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