The new £70 million PFI extension wing at University Hospital Lewisham in London has been completed by builders Carillion and handed over to the hospital. The wing, called Riverside, is a distinctive ‘S’ shaped building adjacent to the existing hospital and the Ravensbourne River and was designed by international architect RTKL.
RTKL Project Manager, Monika Laudencka, said that ensuring the hospital complemented the local area was a key priority during the design phase: “We made sure the hospital contributed to the regeneration of Lewisham by carrying out works that enhanced the local area, even adding new wildlife species to the Ravensbourne River as part of the project. Integrating the hospital seamlessly with the surrounding environment was a major objective, we focused on creating a design that was playful and welcoming and reflected the natural shape of the land form.”
Carillion also procured, delivered and installed 76 equipment packages with a total of 6,000 separate pieces of equipment into the wing.
Also at Lewisham, Howorth Medical has completed the installation of orthopaedic and ITU/HDU equipment. Working alongside mechanical and electrical contractors Lorne Stewart, Howorth installed ITU and HDU pendants from its new Extension range, exflow canopies and pendants in two ultra-clean theatres, pendants in two conventional theatres and pendants in four endoscopy rooms.
The ultra-clean theatres are the first to be fitted with the latest addition to its Exflof ventilation range, the Exflow 3.2, which offers an ultra-clean operating area of 3.2m x 3.2m.
A range of bespoke accessories were designed and installed by Howorth to ensure that the new ITU/HDU pedant devices were able to accept the hospital’s ventilators, monitors and battery packs.
