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09/02/2022
Morgan Sindall To Develop New Priscilla Bacon Lodge
Morgan Sindall Construction has been chosen by Norfolk charity Priscilla Bacon Hospice, to deliver the new charity-funded Priscilla Bacon Lodge.
Morgan Sindall Construction's Eastern Counties business will deliver a new state-of-the-art hospice on an eight-acre site adjacent to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, donated by Robert and Charlotte Carter to mark the centenary of R G Carter Ltd.
The fundraising campaign to build the new Priscilla Bacon Lodge was launched in February 2019. Over £10 million of the £12.5 million necessary to complete the building project has been raised through the remarkable generosity of the people of Norfolk, Waveney and beyond.
Once built, the new facility will have the capacity for 24 inpatient beds. It will offer improved day care facilities, with a wellness centre and gym, as well as the space to host a community hub to provide 'virtual ward' care for people being cared for in their homes. The new hospice will also be a platform for education and research into palliative and end-of-life care.
Robert Carter, Chairman of Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity and of R G Carter Group, said: "I wanted to ensure that my gift of land was an unconditional donation to the Charity, therefore my firm R G Carter Ltd did not compete for the building contract. We are therefore delighted that Morgan Sindall Construction, another regional construction company, won this prestigious contract.
"This is another milestone for the Charity, as it brings us another step closer to turning the dream of a new hospice for Norfolk and Waveney into a reality. The need for the new Priscilla Bacon Lodge has never been greater and it will be the first hospice built in the post-Covid era, encompassing the latest developments in infection control."
Morgan Sindall Construction's Eastern Counties business will deliver a new state-of-the-art hospice on an eight-acre site adjacent to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, donated by Robert and Charlotte Carter to mark the centenary of R G Carter Ltd.
The fundraising campaign to build the new Priscilla Bacon Lodge was launched in February 2019. Over £10 million of the £12.5 million necessary to complete the building project has been raised through the remarkable generosity of the people of Norfolk, Waveney and beyond.
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Once built, the new facility will have the capacity for 24 inpatient beds. It will offer improved day care facilities, with a wellness centre and gym, as well as the space to host a community hub to provide 'virtual ward' care for people being cared for in their homes. The new hospice will also be a platform for education and research into palliative and end-of-life care.
Robert Carter, Chairman of Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity and of R G Carter Group, said: "I wanted to ensure that my gift of land was an unconditional donation to the Charity, therefore my firm R G Carter Ltd did not compete for the building contract. We are therefore delighted that Morgan Sindall Construction, another regional construction company, won this prestigious contract.
"This is another milestone for the Charity, as it brings us another step closer to turning the dream of a new hospice for Norfolk and Waveney into a reality. The need for the new Priscilla Bacon Lodge has never been greater and it will be the first hospice built in the post-Covid era, encompassing the latest developments in infection control."
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