PROJECT
MACMILLANUNIT, ULSTERHOSPITAL, DUNDONALD
HUGH J O’BOYLE LTD PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS TO DELIVER TIME- CRITICAL CHEMOTHERAPY FACILITY FOR ULSTER HOSPITAL... BOOSTING HOSPITAL FACILITIES FOR CANCER PATIENTS
L ong-established and experienced Construction and Civil Engineering Contractor, Hugh J O’Boyle (HJOB) Ltd was entrusted with delivering a £3.75million state-of-the-art Chemotherapy unit with purpose-built assessment and treatment areas, satellite pharmacy and a Macmillan support centre for the Ulster Hospital. The project comprised a Macmillan Environmental Improvement plan, Information Centre and Chemotherapy unit, redesign of the existing centre along with M&E installations, site works and alterations. The scheme involved the refurbishment of existing Wards 23/24 and the vertical
extension of same within the Care of the Elderly block to form the new Chemotherapy and Macmillan Cancer support centre. Wards 23/24 were sited on Level 1 of an existing three-storey block. The existing wards and fire escape staircase had to remain operational throughout the works. As well as building works, there was also external surfacing and landscape works to create a more welcoming entrance point for building users. There were also significant structural alterations within Wards 23/24 and the basement levels of the block to ensure the increased loadings from the new extension could be met.
The experienced team from HJOB overcame a number of challenges on the complex project, explained Kevin Fitzsimons, Contracts Manager. “The most significant challenge was working in an occupied building, to which we had to partly remove the existing roof structure to build the new floor above. This all happened while the hospital ward below continued to operate normally throughout our Contract period. “We also had to deal with a number of the existing services, which could not be removed in their entirety until very late in the contract as they were serving a number of wards outside our works area. This could not have been done
“We feel privileged to have been involved as part of an excellent team.”
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