Coventry New Hospitals Project PFI
The £350m University Hospital at Walsgrave, Coventry represents a major achievement in quality of design and construction as enhanced by the PFI process.
The project reached Financial Close in December 2002 and was completed to schedule, by Skanska, just three and a half years later. In the early stages of the design, an arts committee was established by the Trust to raise funds and produce significant works of art. The result, showcased in the photos, is a number of stunning pieces, most notably in the main entrance to the hospital.
Notable elements of the scheme include:
- 1200-bed Acute Hospital (pictures above) incorporating a Cancer Centre with nine LINAC radiotherapy bunkers, a Women's Hospital, an operating theatre suite of 24 theatres plus 4 day-surgery theatres, a Major Trauma Centre, a Cardiac Centre with four dedicated theatres and a Children's Hospital with dedicated Accident & Emergency.
- Clinical Sciences Building finished in October 2003, accommodating research labs, a library and teaching facilities - including a 250-seat lecture theatre.
- A 130-bed Mental Health Unit, including services for adults and older people, including a Day Hospital and Challenging Behaviour Unit.
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