MTX’s £7.5m expansion at Pinderfields Hospital is utilising MMC to deliver a new decant ward and general refurbishment
MTX’s latest MMC project, a £7.5m expansion at Pinderfields Hospital creating a new decant ward and essential remodelling and refurbishment work, is underway.
The first phase of development on the brownfield site in Wakefield, Yorkshire is nearing completion. Onsite groundworks and laying foundations of the Critical Care Unit decant ward are nearing completion.
Decant wards relieve pressure on main wards by allowing procedures to continue
Pinderfields Hospital’s new decant ward will enable flexible operation, allowing for the renovation of state-of-the-art units.
These new units are designed to deliver more modern healthcare and will provide vital upgrades to services, improving the patient experience whilst also increasing capacity and reducing backlog pressures on the NHS.
Current NHS goals are to deliver approximately nine million more tests and checks by 2025. Decant wards are crucial to achieving these targets, as they increase capacity to undertake procedures and scans.
MMC is reducing build times and wastage on the development
When complete, the first phase of the project will have created a re-provided room, donning and doffing areas for hospital staff, and a bariatric care unit.
Off-site, the main building modules are under construction and are due to be installed from the end of September 2022.
The second phase of the project is due to commence 15 months after the completion of phase one. This phase involves converting the open critical care ward into four-bed wards and the donning and doffing areas into single bedrooms to increase capacity across the ward.
The MTX team and external design consultants responded to the changing ground conditions of the brownfield site by evolving the foundation design of the project, with minimal impact or disruption to the site.
The fully compliant MMC build is reducing construction times by up to 50% and wastage by up to 60%. The project will support the Trust’s requirements for limited disruption and speed of delivery and allow the hospital to continue its operations throughout the works.
Jonathan Leech, project lead at MTX, stated: “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Pinderfields Hospital, to showcase our flexible and multifunctional MMC solutions. The decant ward will assist in both developing and renovating new hospital wards.
“Additionally, this will relieve pressure on existing facilities to help increase capacity, ease the backlogs, and shorten delays for operations, treatments and screenings.”
