Thirteen operating theatres – eight at Watford General Hospital, and five at St Albans City Hospital – have been upgraded by Starkstrom after the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust successfully bid for special funds from the Department of Health.
Starkstrom said: “Despite its complexity, the project was completed successfully within a short timeframe. Work was often restricted to short periods, as all the theatres were still operational; at Watford, work on four had to take place during a three-day ‘window’, as these theatres closed late on a Friday, and reopened at 6 am the following Thursday. This commitment to working in a flexible manner, in close liaison with hospital staff, was what made the project such a success – everyone involved worked together.”
As each theatre was completed, Starkstrom undertook training with the clinical teams to ensure all staff were comfortable with the new equipment.
Starkstrom updated eight ORs at Watford Hospital, and a further five at St Albans Hospital. Of the eight Watford ‘ORs’, four received a complete refurbishment, including lights, pendants, theatre control panels, isolated and uninterruptible power supplies, and illuminated warning signs. Two were also equipped with ‘the latest in digital technology for ORs’ – Starkstrom’s VisionOR. In these theatres, the ‘seamless integration’ between products was undertaken by Starkstrom’s audio-visual integration team, which has over 30 years’ collective experience. All equipment was from Starkstrom’s S-equiP solution.
