Hillingdon Hospital – <br />Three-storey ward facility

Case Study

Hillingdon Hospital –
Three-storey ward facility

MMC Categories used:

_Category 1: Three Storey Hybrid Volumetric: Type c. Structural chassis, fitout, and external cladding / roofing complete.

_Category 2: External 2d steel wall frames manufactured offsite as part of the volumetric modules.

_Category 3: Staircases

_Category 5:

  • Skid mounted domestic hot water plant and pipework

  • Offsite manufactured heating pipework sub-assemblies

  • Non-structural façade assemblies (including glazing, solid cladding, metalwork)

_Category 7:

  • Use of BIM-connected lean delivery frameworks – digitally enabled workflow planning

  • Use of standardised or sacrificial temporary works – modular scaffold

Pre-Manufactured Value 75%

The Hillington Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had a requirement to extend the current ward facilities at Hillington Hospital, which provides the majority of services for the Trust. The initial request was a single-storey ground floor extension, to house a new 20 bed decant ward.

However, the clinical needs changed and grew to a ground floor two-bed ward, within a three-storey facility, to also house additional specialist wards.

In total, the new volumetric facility comprises of 70 new bed spaces across three multi-purpose wards, each served by a main reception area and all necessary ancillary including nurse bases, staff offices, interview rooms and clinical stores. A dedicated external plant area was also constructed, serving the new facility. This consists of two chillers, five Air Handling Units and two plantrooms.

Through excellent planning and programme management, MTX has ensured we were able to make use of the new ward block with 70 additional beds within a well organised and respectable timescale, despite Covid-19 compliance conditions. They made the process incredibly easy, and the delivery was exactly what was promised.

A spokesperson for The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Key Facts

Client: The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Construction Period: Phased over 17 months

Size: 2,550m2