Multidisciplinary specialist contractor, Dowds Group, in partnership with McLaren and DSSR, has successfully completed what it dubs ‘a transformative’ £30 million infrastructure upgrade at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich.
It said: “The milestone project sets a new benchmark in healthcare construction, enhancing patient care, improving staff wellbeing, and modernising critical hospital facilities to meet the highest standards of compliance, sustainability, and efficiency.”
This latest major project for the Dowds Group follows its delivery of the Alliance Healthcare Medical Diagnostic Imaging Centre in Belfast – a new ‘state-of-the-art’ healthcare facility offering a variety of scans, including MRI, CT, US, Xray, and Dexa.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital project saw critical areas such as operating theatres, pathology, delivery suites, the Special Care Baby Unit, and ward areas modernised, as well as new staff rooms and quiet zones created. Dowds Group says it was chosen thanks to its ‘proven ability to deliver high-quality healthcare projects in line with ambitious programmes’.
James Culloty, London Divisional director, said “The much-needed upgrade was being delivered within a very busy live hospital environment, so our team worked closely with the Trust to carefully plan phased patient-centric installations to ensure hospital operations could continue uninterrupted. Despite the complexity of the installation and the space constraints, the project was completed on time and within budget without sacrificing on quality or specification.”
Julia Croft, the hospital’s Clinical lead and head of Nursing Neonatal Services, said: “The long-term goal of providing a safe ventilation system was achieved, eliminating worries about potential leaks, and ensuring air cooling during summer. This will save babies’ lives, and prevent life support equipment from overheating – for which I am eternally grateful. Thanks to the whole team for its amazing work.”
