Sunderland Royal Hospital

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Regeneration of the old hospital site began in the late 1960s with the construction of ward blocks, operating theatres, an A&E department and Out Patients.

Scheme 3 comprises a 178,000 ft² major extension. The height of the building varies from five storeys down to a single-storey area, with the maximum floor area at any one level being 53,000 ft². The general hospital centre provides all the necessary internal and external services, including Accident and Emergency, Radiology, Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Physiotherapy, Critical Care, Operating Suites, Children's, Surgical and Medical Wards, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and a Mental Health Ward, together with all associated infrastructure, support and accommodation facilities. The extension was primarily for the Operating Suites and Critical Care Ward, together with a 40-bed increase in the hospital centre's capacity.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Civil and structural engineering design.