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27/09/2016
New £160m Cancer Treatment Centre Opens In London
A new £160 million cancer treatment centre has officially opened at a hospital in London.
The multi-million pound facility was built by Laing O'Rourke at Guy's Hospital in Southwark.
The 14-storey building was designed by architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in partnership with specialist healthcare architect Stantec. Arup provided integrated design engineering services and throughout the project, AECOM provided integrated cost and project management services as well as risk management services.
Features of the development included using exposed concrete elements, modularisation of services and the addition of a 12-storey prefabricated steel-frame plant tower.
The building has been built to a BREEAM Healthcare 'Excellent' standard and brings most of Guy's and St Thomas' cancer treatment and research under one roof. Medical equipment includes six linear accelerators, which will be the first radiotherapy machines in Europe to treat patients above ground level.
Liam Cummins, Head of UK Construction at Laing O'Rourke, said: "The project was a success from the beginning and it's great to see the doors open at the Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital. It was delivered on time, to budget and without causing major disruption to the local community or the hospital's patients. We collaborated with all partners from the very beginning to ensure we delivered one of Europe's leading cancer centres."
Dr Majid Kazmi, Clinical Director of Cancer Services at Guy's and St Thomas', added: "It is fantastic to welcome the first patients to our new Cancer Centre. Today (26 September) is the culmination of more than 10 years of planning and working in partnership with our patients to create a building to transform cancer care."
(Image Credit: Morley Von Sternberg)
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The multi-million pound facility was built by Laing O'Rourke at Guy's Hospital in Southwark.
The 14-storey building was designed by architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in partnership with specialist healthcare architect Stantec. Arup provided integrated design engineering services and throughout the project, AECOM provided integrated cost and project management services as well as risk management services.
Features of the development included using exposed concrete elements, modularisation of services and the addition of a 12-storey prefabricated steel-frame plant tower.
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The building has been built to a BREEAM Healthcare 'Excellent' standard and brings most of Guy's and St Thomas' cancer treatment and research under one roof. Medical equipment includes six linear accelerators, which will be the first radiotherapy machines in Europe to treat patients above ground level.
Liam Cummins, Head of UK Construction at Laing O'Rourke, said: "The project was a success from the beginning and it's great to see the doors open at the Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital. It was delivered on time, to budget and without causing major disruption to the local community or the hospital's patients. We collaborated with all partners from the very beginning to ensure we delivered one of Europe's leading cancer centres."
Dr Majid Kazmi, Clinical Director of Cancer Services at Guy's and St Thomas', added: "It is fantastic to welcome the first patients to our new Cancer Centre. Today (26 September) is the culmination of more than 10 years of planning and working in partnership with our patients to create a building to transform cancer care."
(Image Credit: Morley Von Sternberg)
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