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News Release from: Race Cottam Associates | Subject: Architects
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 March 2007
New city hospital unit reaches first
milestone
Work has finished on the first phase of a new cutting edge care unit in Sheffield designed by architects Race Cottam Associates.
Work has finished on the first phase of a new cutting edge care unit in Sheffield Architects Race Cottam Associates have designed a new Critical Care Unit at the city's Northern General Hospital
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 31 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The unit will provide improved facilities for patients, relatives and staff and confirms the practice's reputation as one of the country's leading architects for NHS projects.
The Critical Care Unit is a major health project within the city as it addresses a recognised need for enhanced facilities in the treatment of severely ill patients.
The development will provide wards with a higher proportion of single rooms, where nursing staff are more able to cope with complex medical conditions.
The single-storey Therapy Services Unit will offer additional treatment spaces plus gym facilities, patient changing rooms and an open plan waiting area.
The architects have maximised window openings to allow natural light to penetrate the building and provide patients with interesting views from their hospital beds.
Mark Barker, Associate at Race Cottam, said: "The whole project has been designed with the needs of patients, visitors and staff at the forefront of our vision".
"The result is a design that reflects current thinking in the health care sector and a development we hope will improve the quality of health care across the region".
The project is being procured under the NHS Procure 21 principles of partnering with HBG Construction Limited as developers of the project.
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