Glasgow Royal Infirmary Intensive Care Unit Phase 2 completing
Glasgow Royal Infirmary's new £3m Intensive Therapy Unit is about to open. After completing the initial phase of Glasgow’s new intensive care provision in 2005, Reiach and Hall carried out a feasibility study for a scheme to provide an additional 10 beds, plus visitor overnight and staff accommodation. When commissioned to proceed with this project, the design and tender information was produced in just 6 weeks.
The scheme comprises the complete strip out and rehabilitation of an existing ward to form the ICU itself, with 10 beds, (3 in isolation rooms), plus the construction of a new pavilion on an existing roof terrace to contain support functions such as high quality meeting and visitor accommodation. The ICU is carefully planned to give maximum supervision of patients at all times, and the isolation rooms are enclosed by 'magic' glass which becomes translucent at the touch of a switch.
The project was completed on time and substantially below the budget.
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