11th May 2021
The next phase of the Emergency Village and Critical Care Development is underway with building works now focussed on the new three-storey Critical Care and Same Day Emergency Care unit for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The existing building, which originally housed surgical theatres and latterly offices and medical engineering, is adjacent and to the rear of the Emergency Department. It will be demolished by the end of May to make way for the new construction.
Adam Lynch, Senior Construction Manager for IHP (joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine), said: “From June until September, we will be working on the groundworks, with the steel work commencing from early September. We are on programme to complete the new building by July 2022.”
During 29th March – 29th April, Sir Robert McAlpine saw colleagues across the UK have been working in teams to log virtual miles whilst fundraising for Maggie’s, a charity that supports those and their families affected by cancer.
St Martin’s Centre has expressed their thanks for the £2k funding received from VINCI UK Foundation at the start of the pandemic.
A multi-million pound project to significantly expand and refurbish the existing Critical Care Unit at the Royal Preston Hospital has now been completed.