Major hurdle cleared in North Midd development
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| Lionel Christolomme, the managing director of Bouygues UK, David Burrowes MP, North Middle-sex Hospital's chairman David Hooper and the hospital's chief executive Clare Panniker |
A CEREMONY was held last week to mark the completion of the foundation works of the new £118million North Middlesex University Hospital building.
The North Middlesex redevelopment will replace around half of the existing buildings on the site and will provide state-of-the-art facilities for accident and emergency services, diagnostics, inpatients, operating theatres and endoscopy.
The new building, which should be operational by 2010, will provide an emergency care centre, including adult and children's accident and emergency, and an emergency assessment and admissions unit equipped with 48 beds for up to two days' treatment.
Furthermore there will be an acute and critical care centre incorporating four main theatres, and a diagnostics and treatment centre including day theatres.
Last Wednesday the development work cleared another hurdle with the completion of the foundation works.
By July this year the first floor slabs should be in place.
At last week's ceremony, David Burrowes MP was helped by the chairman and chief executive of the hospital, and Lionel Christolomme, the managing director of builder Bouygues UK, to fill the last section of the main concrete foundation beam on the new site.
The hospital's chief executive, Clare Panniker, said: "It is a testament to all of our staff and those at Bouygues that we have come so far in such a short space of time.
"I am really excited about the benefits that this new hospital will bring to our local population and the improvements to healthcare it will bring.
"I am also delighted with the progress that is being made and would like to thank everyone involved for the excellent progress that we have seen."
When built, the hospital will have a new main entrance and a further entrance on the east side and better public transport with three bus services routed through the hospital grounds.
There will also be retail outlets and restaurants on site.
Although the building is predicted to be operational by 2010, landscaping, road improvements and other work outside the building should be completed by 2011.
11:27am Wednesday 7th May 2008
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