Hospitals & Healthcare
 
New Women's Hospital, Doha
 
Client: The Ministry of Health, State of Qatar
Architect: John R. Harris
   

The Women's Hospital is a purpose-built Obstetrics and Gynecological hospital providing 324 beds and 60 cots.

Ward accommodation is situated within a five-storey block located over a single-storey podium which houses the main clinical departments.

A central air-cooled chiller plant and boiler installation serve dual-duct air conditioning systems throughout most of the medical and general accommodation within the building. Single duct, medium and low velocity systems are provided to serve operating theatres, lecture theatres and similar areas.

Services including air conditioning and chilled water to critical areas are maintained using electrical stand-by generation.
 

Features:
Outpatients' Department and supporting services
Services include medical gases, radio & TV, and paging and nurse-call systems
Stand-by generation to maintain essential services, including chilled water and a/c to critical areas
 
 
Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend
 
Client: The Welsh Common Service Authority
Architect: Alex Gordon Partnership
   

Roger Preston & Partners' participation in the project followed design work on HARNESS and subsequently NUCLEUS components for the Department of Health.

The Princess of Wales Hospital follows the NUCLEUS format, as do hospitals at Bradford, Pinderfields, Winchester and Newham, which were also Roger Preston and Partners projects.
 

Features:
400 bed hospital on 18 hectare site
Full M&E services including emergency power to maintain essential services
Maternity wards and special care baby unit (71 beds)
Adult acute wards (168 beds)
Four operating theatres
An 8 bed intensive treatment unit
Main kitchen and staff dining rooms
Children's ward (23 beds)
Adult acute wards (112 beds)
 
 
Examples
 
Composite Medical Facility, Lakenheath (USAFE), UK
Hamad Hospital, Doha
Lagos Mainland & Maternity Hospitals, Nigeria
Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon, UK
Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK
Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK
Whittington Hospital, London
Southampton School of Occupational Therapy, Southampton, UK
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Site Redevelopment, Edinburgh, UK
 
 
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