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.
21 July 2008
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.
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.
09 June 2008
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.
06 March 2008
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.
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.
29 January 2008
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.
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.
13 August 2007
Modular Construction – making the most of Courtyard space.
Using the latest techniques in off-site construction, ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) is able to deliver complex projects within tight timescales and often in very congested areas and restricted locations.
The nature of modular construction enables us to provide innovative solutions in terms of usage of space by positioning healthcare facilities in many challenging locations such as over rooftops, on steel gantry support structures and in enclosed courtyards.
One such facility, which was recently handed over to Birmingham Women’s Hospital, was a twin-theatre and two-bed recovery facility. The facility was designed to fit exactly within an existing courtyard area within the hospital. The project took full advantage of the benefits of off-site construction and the majority of the internal fit-out of the units was completed in the factory.
The installation of the Pre-Assembled Units required a 500 tonne crane with a lifting distance of 80m. The path of units in the air was very specific whilst the installation was taking place, as the units could not be lifted over surrounding occupied buildings for safety reasons but also to minimise disruption to the surrounding site. This allowed the twin-theatre and recovery facility to be up and running within 5 weeks of installation on site, keeping disruption to the surrounding neonatal unit to an absolute minimum.
The nature of modular construction enables us to provide innovative solutions in terms of usage of space by positioning healthcare facilities in many challenging locations such as over rooftops, on steel gantry support structures and in enclosed courtyards.
One such facility, which was recently handed over to Birmingham Women’s Hospital, was a twin-theatre and two-bed recovery facility. The facility was designed to fit exactly within an existing courtyard area within the hospital. The project took full advantage of the benefits of off-site construction and the majority of the internal fit-out of the units was completed in the factory.
The installation of the Pre-Assembled Units required a 500 tonne crane with a lifting distance of 80m. The path of units in the air was very specific whilst the installation was taking place, as the units could not be lifted over surrounding occupied buildings for safety reasons but also to minimise disruption to the surrounding site. This allowed the twin-theatre and recovery facility to be up and running within 5 weeks of installation on site, keeping disruption to the surrounding neonatal unit to an absolute minimum.
18 January 2007
Modular Mortuary - Autopsy Suite, Body Store & Ancillary Facilities For Hire OR Sale
ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) has a modular mortuary coming available for hire or sale in March 2007. The facility is just one year old and is in excellent condition. The current operator has had nothing but praise for the unit. The mortuary has been used for decant purposes during the complete refurbishment of the clients existing mortuary. It is ideal for Permanent Expansion, Contingency Planning, Refurbishments or Disaster Recovery.
Due to the modular nature of the mortuary, it can be delivered and assembled on your site in a short time, subject to a nominal mobilisation period. It can then be commissioned to your full satisfaction, providing you with a quick and cost-effective solution to your capacity requirements.
The building can be used as a temporary solution, whilst new facilities are built, or as a permanent structure. Additional external cladding can be applied to enhance the appearance or match any adjacent building finishes.
Due to the modular nature of the mortuary, it can be delivered and assembled on your site in a short time, subject to a nominal mobilisation period. It can then be commissioned to your full satisfaction, providing you with a quick and cost-effective solution to your capacity requirements.
The building can be used as a temporary solution, whilst new facilities are built, or as a permanent structure. Additional external cladding can be applied to enhance the appearance or match any adjacent building finishes.
21 November 2006
ModuleCo Nominated for Healthcare Modular Building Award
ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare), as part of a delivery team led by Costain Limited, are nominated for a Major Award at the Better Healthcare Buildings Awards taking place at the Metropole Hilton London on 2nd November 2006.
The Better Healthcare Buildings Awards is an annual event organised by Wilmington Conferences, publishers of HD (Hospital Development magazine). There are 16 much coveted awards. Costain's project supported by ModuleCo was for a modular constructed (off-site) facility of 2,700m2. The client was the Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust and the modular facility was built at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The award category is "Better Patient Environment".
ModuleCo supplied two modular operating theatres, a 6-bed modular recovery ward and a 2-storey modular neurosurgery ward. Some particular features which contributed to the nomination were:
- Fold down beds for parents
- Sun pipes to give extra natural light
- Child-friendly pictures embedded into the vinyl floor finishes
The Costain Project Manager John Williams commented "I wish to congratulate ModuleCo for the quality of the installation and the building as a whole. The theatre suite has gained considerable appreciation by the clinical staff and it has exceeded their expectations of modular theatres".
The Better Healthcare Buildings Awards is an annual event organised by Wilmington Conferences, publishers of HD (Hospital Development magazine). There are 16 much coveted awards. Costain's project supported by ModuleCo was for a modular constructed (off-site) facility of 2,700m2. The client was the Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust and the modular facility was built at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The award category is "Better Patient Environment".
ModuleCo supplied two modular operating theatres, a 6-bed modular recovery ward and a 2-storey modular neurosurgery ward. Some particular features which contributed to the nomination were:
- Fold down beds for parents
- Sun pipes to give extra natural light
- Child-friendly pictures embedded into the vinyl floor finishes
The Costain Project Manager John Williams commented "I wish to congratulate ModuleCo for the quality of the installation and the building as a whole. The theatre suite has gained considerable appreciation by the clinical staff and it has exceeded their expectations of modular theatres".
Healthcare Estates Exhibition a Success!
ModuleCo Ltd (formerly PKL Healthcare) recently attended a successful two days at this years Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate. ModuleCo exhibited to promote their healthcare modular buildings along side part of the foodservice division (Kitchen FM) of associate company PKL Group (UK) Ltd.
Kitchen FM allows a hospital to have a fully functional and maintained catering capability without the need for capital spend. Regular servicing, routine & emergency maintenance and technical support are all included in the Kitchen FM contract. It gives the hospital peace of mind of knowing exactly how much their catering facilities will cost each month and is flexible enough to be expanded or reduced at any time.
Steve Tilley, ModuleCo's Sales Manager, commented, "We had a tremendous two days. Not only do you meet new contacts, it is a great opportunity to catch up with previous clients and contacts to let them know about our recently completed healthcare modular building projects."
ModuleCo will be exhibiting again at next years Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition.
Kitchen FM allows a hospital to have a fully functional and maintained catering capability without the need for capital spend. Regular servicing, routine & emergency maintenance and technical support are all included in the Kitchen FM contract. It gives the hospital peace of mind of knowing exactly how much their catering facilities will cost each month and is flexible enough to be expanded or reduced at any time.
Steve Tilley, ModuleCo's Sales Manager, commented, "We had a tremendous two days. Not only do you meet new contacts, it is a great opportunity to catch up with previous clients and contacts to let them know about our recently completed healthcare modular building projects."
ModuleCo will be exhibiting again at next years Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition.
20 October 2006
ModuleCo heads back to its roots providing operating theatres to the US Army in Afghanistan
ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) has recently completed one of it's most challenging projects to date. A field hospital supplied to the US Army at it's air base near Bagram in Afghanistan. This is not the first time PKL has worked for the armed forces, the healthcare division's first project was providing an operating theatre to the British Army in Kosovo in 1999.
The Afghan facility was fabricated at the factory of a modular partner in Dubai complete with the maximum amount of Mechanical and Electrical fit out. The units were then shipped across the Arabian Sea to Karachi in Pakistan. From here the 86 modules were transported by road on a 16 day journey through Pakistan and Afghanistan before arriving at Bagram, 27 miles north of Kabul.
The 2,500m2 facility has three separate buildings with servicing plant areas and consists three operating theatre suites, a trauma unit and an intensive care unit, all supported with associated ancillary areas.
One of the benefits of using modular construction on this project is that it can be easily relocated to another army base should it be required elsewhere. This is exactly what happened with ModuleCo's first operating theatre following the end of the conflict in Kosovo in 1999.
The Afghan facility was fabricated at the factory of a modular partner in Dubai complete with the maximum amount of Mechanical and Electrical fit out. The units were then shipped across the Arabian Sea to Karachi in Pakistan. From here the 86 modules were transported by road on a 16 day journey through Pakistan and Afghanistan before arriving at Bagram, 27 miles north of Kabul.
The 2,500m2 facility has three separate buildings with servicing plant areas and consists three operating theatre suites, a trauma unit and an intensive care unit, all supported with associated ancillary areas.
One of the benefits of using modular construction on this project is that it can be easily relocated to another army base should it be required elsewhere. This is exactly what happened with ModuleCo's first operating theatre following the end of the conflict in Kosovo in 1999.
10 October 2006
Modular Theatre Relocated in Six Weeks!!
At the end of October ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) will be permanently relocating an operating theatre suite to it's new home at Halton Hospital in Runcorn. As part of a 'spend to save' scheme, North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust are reconfiguring the services of their two hospital sites. The modular operating theatre with 2-bed recovery is the first step in this reconfiguration and will be ready to receive it's first patient on the 4th December.
The total programme for re-installation is only six weeks, which includes some changes the layout and the creation of an extra modular building link. This short programme is made possible due to the modular design of the theatre suite. The features of which include, a fully enclosed and fitted out plant room module, breakable service connections on module joints (where allowed), and rooms that are contained within single modules are completely fitted out before delivery.
ModuleCo have now provided over 65 dedicated healthcare facilities for a range of requirements on a temporary and permanent basis.
The total programme for re-installation is only six weeks, which includes some changes the layout and the creation of an extra modular building link. This short programme is made possible due to the modular design of the theatre suite. The features of which include, a fully enclosed and fitted out plant room module, breakable service connections on module joints (where allowed), and rooms that are contained within single modules are completely fitted out before delivery.
ModuleCo have now provided over 65 dedicated healthcare facilities for a range of requirements on a temporary and permanent basis.
12 September 2006
ModuleCo's Central London Medical Centre at Imperial College
This two-storey, stand alone building totalling 1,000m2, had to be installed with minimum disruption in the prestigious area of South Kensington, London. The facility accommodates a GP Surgery and Dental Practice on a temporary basis (for 2 years) while the permanent healthcare facility is built as part of the Princess Gardens Residence. At the end of the hire period (August 2007) the facility will be available to be relocated to a new client for hire or sale.
The main entrance to the facility is actually on the upper floor due to a difference in ground levels, this meant an integrated disabled lift and staircases were needed inside the building to allow access to the lower floor. Both surgeries have separate patient waiting and staff areas, enabling them to work independently of one another. The dental surgery includes four dentist rooms, reception, waiting and staff areas. The GP surgery benefits from GP, nurse, treatment and therapy rooms, two-bed sick bay, clean and dirty utility, 64 persons waiting, staff, record and administration areas.
Fabricating the facility off-site in the factory and delivering it to the Imperial College site almost complete, resulted in minimum disruption to this prestigious central London location when compared to a traditional building project. Yet, it was built to permanent building standards, designed to provide safe, bright, comfortable and functional accommodation, and completed in only 18 weeks!
The main entrance to the facility is actually on the upper floor due to a difference in ground levels, this meant an integrated disabled lift and staircases were needed inside the building to allow access to the lower floor. Both surgeries have separate patient waiting and staff areas, enabling them to work independently of one another. The dental surgery includes four dentist rooms, reception, waiting and staff areas. The GP surgery benefits from GP, nurse, treatment and therapy rooms, two-bed sick bay, clean and dirty utility, 64 persons waiting, staff, record and administration areas.
Fabricating the facility off-site in the factory and delivering it to the Imperial College site almost complete, resulted in minimum disruption to this prestigious central London location when compared to a traditional building project. Yet, it was built to permanent building standards, designed to provide safe, bright, comfortable and functional accommodation, and completed in only 18 weeks!
30 August 2006
ModuleCo facility still going strong...
In August 2003 ModuleCo Ltd (formerly PKL Healthcare) completed one of its largest single schemes to date. The 2-storey, 4,100m2 facility at South and Formby District General Hospital combined a theatre, wards and offices. It was linked to the main hospital building via a purpose built corridor with the large open-plan administrative area on the ground floor, and an orthopaedic theatre supported by two 28-bed wards on the first floor.
Taking full advantage of the benefits of off-site construction for healthcare facilities, the unit was handed over to the client in a number of phases with the theatre and one of the wards handed over in just 16 weeks! The overall programme for completion totalled 30 weeks.
Three years on the building is still being used to it's full potential and has proved a complete success. ModuleCo has provided a further 50 projects since that time meaning it's portfolio contains over 60 successfully completed specialist healthcare facilities to date, more than any other modular healthcare provider in the UK.
Taking full advantage of the benefits of off-site construction for healthcare facilities, the unit was handed over to the client in a number of phases with the theatre and one of the wards handed over in just 16 weeks! The overall programme for completion totalled 30 weeks.
Three years on the building is still being used to it's full potential and has proved a complete success. ModuleCo has provided a further 50 projects since that time meaning it's portfolio contains over 60 successfully completed specialist healthcare facilities to date, more than any other modular healthcare provider in the UK.
09 August 2006
ModuleCo Ltd Build Modular Mortuary Facility
At the beginning of this year, ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) completed their first modular mortuary project. The 380m2 facility is on hire for 1-year to Hull City Council providing temporary accommodation whilst the permanent mortuary is relocated. The design, installation and commissioning was completed in just 11-weeks with the prime equipment being transferred from the existing mortuary over a weekend, keeping the disruption of service to a minimum.
The new temporary mortuary includes refrigerated storage for 28 bodies and forensic storage for 8. The autopsy room has 5 autopsy tables and an isolation autopsy area. These areas are supported by offices, public viewing area, and staff facilities.
The mortuary manager commented: "We have moved into a temporary mortuary facility designed and built by ModuleCo. As the manager of this facility, I have no hesitation in complimenting ModuleCo on a job well done."
The new temporary mortuary includes refrigerated storage for 28 bodies and forensic storage for 8. The autopsy room has 5 autopsy tables and an isolation autopsy area. These areas are supported by offices, public viewing area, and staff facilities.
The mortuary manager commented: "We have moved into a temporary mortuary facility designed and built by ModuleCo. As the manager of this facility, I have no hesitation in complimenting ModuleCo on a job well done."
09 June 2006
PKL Group (UK) Ltd rank 2nd in the Fast Track 50 Companies in the South West
The Western Daily Press have published today, (now in its fourth year) the Fast Track 50 Companies in the South West within a special publication. It pinpoints the fastest-growing firms in the area measured by their growth in turnover over four years, PKL Group are ranked 2nd.
PKL Group was established in 1985 and became an AIM listed PLC in April 2004. They are a niche support services company designing, providing and maintaining specialist facilities for foodservice and healthcare providers.
PKL Healthcare is a division of PKL Group and has been a key factor in the growth. PKL Group launched its healthcare division in 2001 and since this date have completed over of 60 healthcare projects, all of a technically complex nature to various NHS Trusts and other healthcare organisations in the UK and internationally. PKL Healthcare only use modern off-site (modular) construction and believe that this method offers great advantages to the healthcare sector, including shorter build time, minimised disruption on hospital sites and improved quality control.
Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge is one of PKL Healthcare's biggest projects so far, reaching over 3000m2, and valued at approximately £5 million. It provided a suitable solution for a hospital with restricted space. The new five-storey Emergency Assessment Unit was required to be positioned within a confined courtyard beside the existing Accident & Emergency department.
PKL Group was established in 1985 and became an AIM listed PLC in April 2004. They are a niche support services company designing, providing and maintaining specialist facilities for foodservice and healthcare providers.
PKL Healthcare is a division of PKL Group and has been a key factor in the growth. PKL Group launched its healthcare division in 2001 and since this date have completed over of 60 healthcare projects, all of a technically complex nature to various NHS Trusts and other healthcare organisations in the UK and internationally. PKL Healthcare only use modern off-site (modular) construction and believe that this method offers great advantages to the healthcare sector, including shorter build time, minimised disruption on hospital sites and improved quality control.
Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge is one of PKL Healthcare's biggest projects so far, reaching over 3000m2, and valued at approximately £5 million. It provided a suitable solution for a hospital with restricted space. The new five-storey Emergency Assessment Unit was required to be positioned within a confined courtyard beside the existing Accident & Emergency department.
07 June 2006
New Aseptic Suite for Oncology Centre
A 1st floor extension was required to be designed and manufactured to fit on top and link to the centres existing building. ModuleCo provided this facility using off-site construction methods.
Some of the advantages Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology benefited from, in choosing this modern method of construction are:
- Less on-site disruption
- Fast-track programme
- Specialist exterior finish, in-keeping with the existing architecture
- Enabled the facility to sit on top of an existing building therefore utilising the space available.
Some of the advantages Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology benefited from, in choosing this modern method of construction are:
- Less on-site disruption
- Fast-track programme
- Specialist exterior finish, in-keeping with the existing architecture
- Enabled the facility to sit on top of an existing building therefore utilising the space available.
This cytotoxic pharmacy and dispensary comprises two aseptic suites, a gene therapy suite, 5 office suites, a storage room and a disabled access lift. One of the features is the brick cladding that was sampled and matched to the surrounding architecture. A specific request was that sheet cladding covered the steel work and original roof to give a maintenance free facility. The project was also manufactured, delivered and fully commissioned to provide a full turnkey solution.
"Another high quality facility, composed to exact specification and within our clients budget"
Pete Brookes - Site Manager - ModuleCo
19 May 2006
Oral Maxillofacial Unit now complete
Located at Northwick Park Hospital, London, totaling in size to 1000m2 and only taking 16 weeks; ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) designed and provided a modular healthcare facility using modern methods of construction.
The facility includes plaster moulding laboratories, minor operations rooms, dental rooms, offices, wc’s, showers, staff change areas and waiting areas. ModuleCo’s specialist off-site construction includes intensive M&E solutions. The facility links to the existing hospital and incorporates a disabled lift and a separate colourful child’s waiting area.
The facility was required at Northwick Park due to closure of a facility at Central Middlesex Hospital. The client procured the scheme via Procure21 with Interserve acting as Principal Supply Chain Partner, and Fitzpatrick a Principal Supply Chain Member.
Ray Blythe, Project Manager at Fitzpatrick commented: “With completion of the healthcare facility, I should like to take this opportunity to express our thanks for a job well done.
As ModuleCo has undoubtedly been aware, the whispers have been rife with the news of the completed scheme, together with excited compliments about the quality of the workmanship obtained by the builder. What more can I add to that, except to give thanks again on the completion of a successful project which has been brought about with the co-operation of both teams coming together for one aim; Patient care.
It has been a pleasure working with ModuleCo and indeed I hope we shall have an opportunity to work together in the near future”
The facility includes plaster moulding laboratories, minor operations rooms, dental rooms, offices, wc’s, showers, staff change areas and waiting areas. ModuleCo’s specialist off-site construction includes intensive M&E solutions. The facility links to the existing hospital and incorporates a disabled lift and a separate colourful child’s waiting area.
The facility was required at Northwick Park due to closure of a facility at Central Middlesex Hospital. The client procured the scheme via Procure21 with Interserve acting as Principal Supply Chain Partner, and Fitzpatrick a Principal Supply Chain Member.
Ray Blythe, Project Manager at Fitzpatrick commented: “With completion of the healthcare facility, I should like to take this opportunity to express our thanks for a job well done.
As ModuleCo has undoubtedly been aware, the whispers have been rife with the news of the completed scheme, together with excited compliments about the quality of the workmanship obtained by the builder. What more can I add to that, except to give thanks again on the completion of a successful project which has been brought about with the co-operation of both teams coming together for one aim; Patient care.
It has been a pleasure working with ModuleCo and indeed I hope we shall have an opportunity to work together in the near future”
12 May 2006
Helping to cut down travelling time for dialysis patients
Getting Fast-track Renal Units into the community
There has been drive from the Government towards getting dialysis facilities into the community principally because of the travelling time for patients - some patients have to travel to the main city hospitals, and this can be up to 3 times a week, which can be daunting if you don’t live in the city.
ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) can provide fast-track facilitiies using off-site manufacturing to help drive this Government inititive. The prime benefits of using this modern method of construction are:
· Programme time – reduced
· Reduced on-site activities – less disruption
· Factory environment – Controlled inspections and limited weather/labour restrictions
Below is an example of a facility that ModuleCo have provided and as you will read it has certainly reeped the benefits from both a patients and a business point of view.
Case Study:
A £2.3 million project providing a new nine-station dialysis unit and a new radiology suite at Cromer and District Hospital.
What: Radiology & Renal Unit
Where: Cromer Hospital, Norfolk
Features: 2 buildings – a 9 bed renal unit for kidney dialysis and a radiology unit, which is the new home for the hospitals MRI scanner, x-ray machine and ultrasound unit. The facility also features a specialist pitched roof to coincide with the existing architecture.
The nearest Radiology and Renal Unit was over an hour away and the hospital wanted to cut down on travelling time and inconvenience to its patients. So when they received money from Mrs Bernstein who was a local resident this allowed the hospital to obtain new equipment improve and expand hence cutting time and hassle for its patients.
There has been drive from the Government towards getting dialysis facilities into the community principally because of the travelling time for patients - some patients have to travel to the main city hospitals, and this can be up to 3 times a week, which can be daunting if you don’t live in the city.
ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) can provide fast-track facilitiies using off-site manufacturing to help drive this Government inititive. The prime benefits of using this modern method of construction are:
· Programme time – reduced
· Reduced on-site activities – less disruption
· Factory environment – Controlled inspections and limited weather/labour restrictions
Below is an example of a facility that ModuleCo have provided and as you will read it has certainly reeped the benefits from both a patients and a business point of view.
Case Study:
A £2.3 million project providing a new nine-station dialysis unit and a new radiology suite at Cromer and District Hospital.
What: Radiology & Renal Unit
Where: Cromer Hospital, Norfolk
Features: 2 buildings – a 9 bed renal unit for kidney dialysis and a radiology unit, which is the new home for the hospitals MRI scanner, x-ray machine and ultrasound unit. The facility also features a specialist pitched roof to coincide with the existing architecture.
The nearest Radiology and Renal Unit was over an hour away and the hospital wanted to cut down on travelling time and inconvenience to its patients. So when they received money from Mrs Bernstein who was a local resident this allowed the hospital to obtain new equipment improve and expand hence cutting time and hassle for its patients.
08 May 2006
'Excellent' endoscopy unit for Infirmary
Patients and staff will soon be feeling the benefits of a £3.5 million investment in endoscopy services, designed and provided by ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare).
The new modular endoscopy suite replacing the outdated accommodation in the Brotherton Wing of the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) has now officially opened in the Clarendon Wing.
The new unit – a state-of-the-art facilty designed using off-site construction, was lifted into place using a specially commissioned 250 ft crane – will improve the patient experience and provide staff with first class clinical facilities.
It will also provide the flexibility to expand endoscopy services in the future – for example if the Government presses ahead with plans to introduce nationwide colorectal screening.
Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr Simon Everett said: “The new endoscopy unit provides state of the art accommodation and modern healthcare facilities for diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the gastro-intestinal tract.
“There are spacious, comfortable and dignified patient areas as well as purpose built facilities for the hands-on training of future endoscopists. We believe this will significantly enhance the service we can offer patients in Leeds.”
Endoscopy services were previously provided in a three roomed unit in the basement of the Botherton Wing. The facilities were cramped, with little scope to improve decontamination services in line with new regulations. Because of estates constraints, inpatients and outpatients had to share facilities.
The new unit has four spacious rooms and is equipped with the latest in decontamination technology. Dedicated training areas will allow the Trust to build on its excellent reputation for training the endoscopists of tomorrow.
Trust chief executive Neil McKay said: “We have known for some time that we needed to bring endoscopy accommodation into the 21st century.
“I’m delighted that the reconfiguration of acute services across the Trust has given us with the opportunity to provide this excellent new facility. The unit is a tremendous development, both for our patients and the staff who care for them.”
The new modular endoscopy suite replacing the outdated accommodation in the Brotherton Wing of the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) has now officially opened in the Clarendon Wing.
The new unit – a state-of-the-art facilty designed using off-site construction, was lifted into place using a specially commissioned 250 ft crane – will improve the patient experience and provide staff with first class clinical facilities.
It will also provide the flexibility to expand endoscopy services in the future – for example if the Government presses ahead with plans to introduce nationwide colorectal screening.
Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr Simon Everett said: “The new endoscopy unit provides state of the art accommodation and modern healthcare facilities for diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the gastro-intestinal tract.
“There are spacious, comfortable and dignified patient areas as well as purpose built facilities for the hands-on training of future endoscopists. We believe this will significantly enhance the service we can offer patients in Leeds.”
Endoscopy services were previously provided in a three roomed unit in the basement of the Botherton Wing. The facilities were cramped, with little scope to improve decontamination services in line with new regulations. Because of estates constraints, inpatients and outpatients had to share facilities.
The new unit has four spacious rooms and is equipped with the latest in decontamination technology. Dedicated training areas will allow the Trust to build on its excellent reputation for training the endoscopists of tomorrow.
Trust chief executive Neil McKay said: “We have known for some time that we needed to bring endoscopy accommodation into the 21st century.
“I’m delighted that the reconfiguration of acute services across the Trust has given us with the opportunity to provide this excellent new facility. The unit is a tremendous development, both for our patients and the staff who care for them.”
02 May 2006
Official Opening of Endospopy Unit for Leeds Teaching Hospital
This 33 week programme delivered by ModuleCo will have its official opeing tomorrow. The new Endospopy Unit comprises four Endospopy treatment rooms, Endospopy cleaning rooms, and four examination consultant rooms. Stage 1 and stage 2 recovery areas, patient preparation, reception, waiting area. Also a seminar teaching room that connects to the treatment rooms for training purposes.
ModuleCo utilised the site space to enable the facility to be completed. The facility was craned into a confined courtyard area - by one of the biggest cranes in the country and then linked to two sides of the hospital covering nearly the whole diameter of the courtyard area.
The project required a construction of steel support framework between two parts of the existing hospital within a courtyard area followed by transporting the facility units to sit onto the steel support framework via an occupied part of the hospital with a crane.
ModuleCo utilised the site space to enable the facility to be completed. The facility was craned into a confined courtyard area - by one of the biggest cranes in the country and then linked to two sides of the hospital covering nearly the whole diameter of the courtyard area.
The project required a construction of steel support framework between two parts of the existing hospital within a courtyard area followed by transporting the facility units to sit onto the steel support framework via an occupied part of the hospital with a crane.
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