Eire’s head of presidency, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, carried out the ceremonial sod turning for the 150-bed hospital designed by HOK’s London studio and Reddy Structure + Urbanism.
Building is underway on Bon Secours Well being System’s new hospital in Ballysimon on the outskirts of Limerick. The state-of-the-art non-public hospital is scheduled to open in 2025 and supply take care of 50,000 sufferers yearly.
“It should significantly develop the standard of well being providers to folks dwelling and dealing within the Mid-West,” mentioned Taoiseach Varadkar on the February 17 sod turning for the €190-million facility. “This hospital shall be utilized by non-public sufferers who’re insured and public sufferers funded by authorities.”
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, HOK’s Ian Fleetwood and Jason Kenny, CEO of the Bon Secours Limerick Hospital, focus on the brand new constructing.
The hospital’s design and programming incorporate normal medication and specialty well being providers. Key options of the constructing embrace 4 working theatres, an ophthalmology unit, a radiology division, a 20-bay ambulatory surgical unit and 75 inpatient beds.
“This new facility will rework day-care surgical and oncology remedies accessible in Limerick, present new providers akin to normal medication, a brand new cath lab and cardiology, and widen patient-centered providers to a rising native inhabitants,” mentioned Invoice Maher, CEO of Bon Secours Well being System.
“We’re excited to see the undertaking transfer to this subsequent part,” added Allison Wagner, regional chief of Healthcare for HOK’s London studio. “We designed the constructing with a concentrate on affected person expertise and workers well-being. Guests and staff are going to note that the second they step into the hospital.”
The hospital is positioned with easy accessibility to public transport and can embrace EV parking and amenities for cyclists. Extra sustainability measures for the constructing embrace warmth pump know-how for heating and cooling, inexperienced roofs, ample daylighting and pure air flow the place applicable.
Try the video beneath for extra concerning the planning and design of the brand new hospital.
