A significant milestone in the construction of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust’s new state-of–the-art Day Case Surgery and Imaging Centre has been marked with a steel signing ceremony.
The occasion, which was attended by key hospital staff, construction partners and representatives from other NHS organisations, was held to celebrate the completion of the building’s structural framework.
The new two-storey building will provide state-of-the-art surgical and imaging services.
It will include:
- Two new operating theatres
- Two procedure room
- A dedicated day case ward
- Advanced imaging department
The imaging facilities will feature two MRI scanners, two CT scanners, three x-ray rooms, seven ultrasound scanners, bone density (Dexa) scanning, and fluoroscopy, which provides real-time imaging of tissue and organs.
The construction of the Day Case Surgery and Imaging Centre is being undertaken as part of a £50 million capital investment funded by HDFT and NHS England, which is also being used for the removal of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) at the Harrogate District Hospital site.
Recently, HDFT has received RAAC funding of £14 million, approximately half of which will be used to support the Day Case Surgery and Imaging Centre build and half for the removal of RAAC in certain non-clinical areas of Harrogate District Hospital, including estates, facilities and stores.
At the steel signing event, attendees were given an update on the project’s journey so far and shown a virtual walk-through of the site, enabling them to see what the completed building will look like.
They were then given the opportunity to sign the building’s steel framework to recognise the progress made to date.
Following completion of the steel frame, construction has now moved on to the next stage which will include laying floors, installation of the roof and cladding of the building.
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