OPERATING THEATRES AND CRITICAL CARE
Turnkey expertise for stress-free projects
Advanced Hospital Solutions (AHS) says it ‘brings together years of industry knowledge, specialist engineering skills, and technical experience, to offer a unique, all-encompassing approach to project consultancy and equipment supply within theatre environments’. Taking a look behind the scenes, and unearthing some interesting industry insights, HEJ’s editor, Jonathan Baillie, discusses the background to the company’s establishment, its goals and aspirations, and its views on future trends, with AHS founder and managing director, Nick Jackson, and Operations director, Russell Skea.
Beginning our discussions with a little background on the formation of AHS, Nick Jackson explained: “The healthcare market is changing, with greater emphasis being placed on improving patient flow and outcomes, economic efficiencies, and overall working practices. AHS has been established to directly address these key trends by presenting a tailored, consultative approach to delivering premium brands and services. Having worked with Russell for over 15 years in delivering complex multidimensional solutions, we felt that in order to really meet the demands of the healthcare market, now was the perfect time to bring our inclusive concept to life. Over the years we have both had considerable success with leading multinational corporations, offering clients comprehensive project capabilities, and winning major new-build and refurbishment developments. “Building on this experience, AHS will deliver an industry-leading product and service support portfolio, while providing a more advanced partner focus and consultative approach to design and build; hence the name ‘Advanced’ Hospital
Solutions – a single source that co- ordinates the entire project.”
AHS has secured exclusive agreements with a number of leading global manufacturers. The company’s client list already boasts clinicians, critical care departments, estates and facilities, and capital development teams, who are all seeking to build and equip complex new and existing operating theatres. Russell Skea commented: “Over the years it has become increasingly evident that healthcare specifiers prefer to deal with one specialist company that can not only advise on equipping a new theatre or critical care facility, but can also, if required, design and build it.”
Founders’ background
Both Nick Jackson and Russell Skea have worked within the healthcare sector for over 25 years, and their experience extends from physical infrastructure integration, design and build, and consultancy, through to engineering, technical solutions, and service solutions. Nick Jackson explained: “Russell and I have worked together on a multitude of high profile projects over the years.
“We introduced the OR1 integrated theatre to the marketplace, developed a new mobile endoscopic decontamination unit, and were the brains behind the introduction of fully inclusive project solutions for healthcare providers.” Having started his working life as an electrical and electronics engineer in the Royal Air Force, Nick Jackson’s natural commercial flair and interest in the medical sector saw him advance his career amid operating theatres, surgical equipment/decontamination, and clinical infrastructures, from both a sales and a service perspective. His business partner, Russell Skea, meanwhile, has a degree in integrated engineering and management, and has played critical roles in specifying, designing, and delivering infrastructure solutions for all medical disciplines, including ICU, HDU, PICU, and A&E.
A close-knit team
Nick Jackson and Russell Skea have shaped a very close-knit team, which forms the central AHS ‘family’. Nick Jackson told me: “I am honoured to now be working with some of the greatest minds in the industry. The experience and
Nick Jackson said: “Our design and build offering not only includes all the key supply elements, but also the provision and integration of all equipment required – from lighting and pendants to theatre control panels and the integration of all mechanical and electrical infrastructure.”
Russ Skea explained: “The design implications for hybrid OR theatres are incredibly complex – with multiple facets to consider – from the weight of equipment, through to configuration, potential equipment collision, patient positioning, and layout.”
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