Medical Air Technology (MAT) has begun work on the Nottingham Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC).
For this project, MAT is delivering the full fit-out of three operating theatres alongside mechanical and electrical services.
Two of the theatres will feature ultraclean ventilation systems designed to support infection prevention and surgical performance in orthopaedic procedures.
According to MAT, air handling units have now been delivered and positioned within the plantroom ahead of installation works commencing.
The fit-out package on the EOC forms part of phase two of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s wider £35m elective hub development at City Hospital.
Phase one of the programme, comprising 24 additional inpatient beds, is already operational, while the second phase has involved demolition of a former Victorian theatre building to make way for the new facilities.
Phase two began in 2025, with groundworks starting on the EOC with a 35.5m tower crane installed at the hospital site.
Works also include extending an existing building, alongside the creation of a three-storey building.
Total Reclaims Demolition cleared the Victorian site, while Henry Brothers is the main contractor building the new theatres and wards.
The project design documents lists CPMG Architects and Leonard Design as the architect and design firms for the theatre suites and wards.
BWB Consulting is also listed as providing the structural and civil engineering for the theatre projects.
The £35m scheme is being funded through the NHS Targeted Investment Fund and is intended to help reduce waiting lists and cancelled procedures following sustained operational pressures on elective care services.
The new hub will also include patient reception and waiting areas, staff welfare facilities, seminar space and changing rooms, with completion targeted for winter of this year.