IHP, a joint venture between Vinci Building UK and Sir Robert McAlpine, has been contracted to develop Sulis Hospital’s Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Bath.
The Sulis Elective Orthopaedic Centre is the most environmentally friendly building yet to be built at Sulis Hospital, according to the press release.
The new Centre aligns with a commitment to reducing environmental impact through energy efficiency and sustainable materials.
Sustainability measures in the construction of the new Centre include the installation of solar panels and ground source heat pumps, which significantly reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions.
The Sulis Elective Orthopaedic Centre is the most environmentally friendly building yet to be built at Sulis Hospital
The building also incorporates low embodied carbon materials, ensuring a sustainable approach from construction to operation.
The new Centre also features two new modular theatres, additional inpatient beds, and the conversion of two existing theatres to laminar flow theatres.
The Centre will create the capacity to treat an additional 3,750 non-emergency orthopaedic NHS patients annually across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, Wiltshire, and the wider South West region, enabling more people to receive the surgery they need.
The hospital does not have an emergency department so elective surgery is ‘ringfenced’. It is at less risk of being cancelled because the hospital does not perform urgent, non-planned operations.
The new Centre aligns with a commitment to reducing environmental impact
Facilities at the Centre will include two new modular theatres, additional inpatient beds, and the conversion of two existing theatres to laminar flow theatres.
The elective care delivery model will benefit considerably from the Centre, ensuring that local people will get the care that they need as quickly as possible.
NHS patients will actively see these benefits with a further reduction in wait times and waiting lists, and increased capacity to offset delays.
Sulis Hospital has been part of the Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2021, helping to increase capacity and reduce waiting lists.
It is the first fully operational private hospital in the UK with 100% of its shares owned by an NHS Trust.
Top image: Bath’s Sulis Hospital readies new Elective Orthopaedic Centre