First Baby Born in Modular Birthing Unit

In October the first baby was delivered in ModuleCo's new Modular Operating Theatres and Birthing Centre at West Middlesex Hospital.

The Natural Birth Centre was designed to give more of a "hotel feel" for patients to try to create a relaxing atmosphere.

Below is an extract from a press release from West Middlesex Hospital. The full article can be found here.

"A baby born at West Middlesex Hospital last week became an instant celebrity at the Trust, when she was the first to be born in the brand new Natural Birth Centre. Baby girl Matea Petrovic was born at 00:05 on Tuesday 14^th October 2008 weighing a very healthy 8.8lbs to delighted parents Sanela (mother) and Igor Petrovic (father).

She was presented a gift pack by Lead Midwife Barbara Butler and Consultant Midwife Pippa Nightingale. This included a teddy bear and blanket courtesy of John Lewis and gift vouchers courtesy of Tesco

Sanela, who lives in Hounslow with her 2 other children, both boys aged 10 and 8, said “I feel very privileged to have been the first mum to give birth in the Natural Birth Centre. The centre was completely beyond any of my expectations and the atmosphere in here was very relaxing. I am very happy to be a mum again and I would recommend the birth centre to friends who want a homely experience.”

The baby was delivered by midwives Kelly Krochmalny and Julia Harris. Kelly said “It was an honour to be involved in the first birth. We think the birth centre will continue to be popular as it bridges the gap for those mums who want a home birth but aren’t confident enough and need the security of being at the hospital.”

West Middlesex Hospital would like to send our best wishes to the Petrovic family."

Special delivery for Tetbury Hospital

Below is a news article taken from the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard Website regarding the recent delivery of the new ModuleCo Outpatients Department at Tetbury Hospital.

The original article can be found here: http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/3605420.Special_delivery_for_Tetbury_Hospital/

"NEW medical treatment units have been delivered to Tetbury Hospital by crane.

The three huge structures took a team of engineers around an hour and a half each to install early Saturday morning.

Cate Moore, hospital manager, said: "They are massive, we've had to cut down some trees just to get them in."

Simon Preston, chairman of the Friends of Tetbury Hospital, said it was nice to see progress being made.
"It's one step closer," he said. "It's a good milestone to record."

The new units will allow the hospital to provide a greater range of services.

It is hoped the development will be complete by September. "

Outpatients Extension Using Modular Construction

Last weekend ModuleCo delivered and installed a small outpatients extension to Tetbury Hospital in the heart of the Cotswolds. The healthcare building has been built using Modular Construction due to the construction periods involved and the minial disruption to the small Cottage Hospital site.

The modular extension will increase the outpatients facilities of the hospital by 350% giving the hospital a further 5 consulting rooms.

The Friends of Tetbury, the fundraising arm of the charitiable hospital, has over the last few months been focusing it's fundraising effort to help to pay for the new modular hospital facility.

The new modular extension is due to be complete by mid-September and there is going to be a public open day in early October.

Hospital Press Release

Attached is an extract from a recent Press Release by West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust with reference to the recent delivery of the new Modular Operating Theatres and Birthing Suite by ModuleCo.

The original of this press release can be found here: http://www.west-middlesex-hospital.nhs.uk/media-centre/press-releases/a-special-delivery/

"A Special Delivery

West Middlesex University Hospital became the proud owner of a brand new building this weekend, when the Natural Birth Centre was delivered.

The building is made up of a number of modular units, which allows for such a quick construction time. The sections were built off site and delivered over the weekend, before being put together on site. Work is now underway on fitting out the building in readiness of it opening in the autumn.

The hospital’s maternity services deliver more than 3,800 babies to local families every year and the Natural Birth Centre will allow this to increase by around 1,000 a year.

The Centrehas been designed to support normal labour and will create a home away from home environment including availability of a birthing pool, deep baths, and appropriate privacy and lighting.

West Middlesex also recently launched its Stork Appeal, which is aiming to raise £100,000 to further improve maternity services.

Tonie Neville, Associate Director of Midwifery, said ‘The money we raise will help us to go the extra mile in providing the very best care and facilities for our local community, as well as allowing us to give more women a greater variety of choice during their pregnancy.’

Lots of fundraising activities have already taken place, including cake sales, raffles and movie nights. Some of the activities planned for The Stork Appeal include a quiz night and a recipe book with foreword by celebrity chef, Anthony Worrall Thompson.

If you would like to make a donation to The Stork Appeal you can do so by visiting www.justgiving.com/TheStorkAppeal"

Birthing Suite and Maternity Operating Theatres

Last weekend ModuleCo delivered a Birthing Suite to West Middlesex Hospital. The facility included two maternity operating theatres and four birthing rooms, two of which had full sized birthing pools.

Due to it's location on site, adjacent to the front entrance of the hospital the new birthing suite had to have an external appearance to match in with the existing architecture.

The internal finishes have been specifically chosen to create a calm and peaceful atmosphere to improve the patient environment and make a stressful time for patients as relaxing as possible.

The new facility is due to open in September.

ModuleCo Exhibiting at Healthcare Estates Exhibition

After missing a few years of attendance, ModuleCo will be returning to this year's IHEEM Healthcare Estates Exhibition and Conference in Harrogate on 14th and 15th October 2008.

Visitors will be able to discover all their latest developments and have a look at some case studies of the most recently completed healthcare projects. Pay ModuleCo a visit in Hall B on stand B105.

This year's conference will focus on clean, safe and sustainable environments for healthcare.

If you don't already have a ticket, click here to register now for your free exhibition ticket.

Modular Renal Dialysis Facility

ModuleCo have recently been awarded a contract to provide a new Modular Renal Dialysis Clinic for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Satellite Renal Unit will be sited on Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust's Stoke Mandeville Hospital site.  The new facility will have an enhanced external appearance, using brick slip cladding and a tiled pitched roof to match the buildings which are adjacent to the proposed site.

The new facility will provide a renal dialysis service for the local population of the hospital reducing the distances patients have to travel for their treatment which can be up to four times a week.

ModuleCo are contracted to take on the whole scheme as the main contractor which will include the enabling works turning an existing car park and greenfield site into the new facility.

Second Modular Operating Theatre for NHS Trust

ModuleCo have recently handed over a new modular operating theatre at Wrightington Hospital, the second for the Trust. Click here for the Press Release from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust.

The modular facility was linked directly into the first operating theatre suite which was installed by ModuleCo in 2004. The new facility contains a full laminar flow operating theatre suite including anaesthetic, dirty utility, scrub and prep rooms and is supported by a new operating department staff change area. The plant to service the operating theatre and staff areas was installed in a dedicated rooftop modular plantroom.

The project was taken on by ModuleCo on a turnkey basis including all the foundations and enabling works. These were completed on site while the modular units were being fully fitted out in the factory. The input from ModuleCo's expert healthcare design team meant when the facility was delivered to site, it matched the foundations and links exactly, even though the units were built hundreds of miles away in the factory.

ModuleCo provide a new Mammography Clinic using Modular Construction

ModuleCo have recently completed a project which provided a new Mammography unit at Wycombe Hospital in Buckinghamshire. The Trust decided that modular construction was the best solution to provide the clinic due to the very restricted and busy site adjacent to the existing maternity department.

In utilising modular construction, ModuleCo were able to minimise the amount of disruption to the patients and staff of the hospital, whilst providing a high quality facility with no compromises when compared to traditional construction. The majority of the extensive mechanical and electrical fit-out was completed in the factory and the examination rooms were designed to fit within modules to allow them to be fully fitted-out complete with lead shielding within the wall structure.

This project is the second modular healthcare building that ModuleCo have completed for the Trust. The first of which was a modular Outpatients Department at one of the Trusts other hospital sites, Stoke MandevilleHospital, Aylesbury.