MÓL-BOCA is part of the consortium that was awarded the tender to develop a 138 bed co-located private hospital at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick with the Beacon Medical Group.
The winning design is organised around two major features. The first is the existing hospital chapel, a protected structure, which the new main hospital concourse is designed to complement. The second is the new internal courtyard space to the north, which the main patient clinical areas will overlook, which allows the benefits of natural light and ventilation to be maximised for the whole hospital.
In addition, the proposed new development incorporates a single new concourse for both public and co-located hospitals, designed around a single reception from which all areas in both hospitals are accessible. A new patient transfer link on the first floor directly above the main entrance is designed to provide a dedicated link to facilitate the transfer of patients and specialists between the hospitals.
The new hospital development includes:
- An Admissions / Assessment Unit comprising of six Treatment / Examination bays
- Six new Operating Theatres; a Critical Care department
- An Interventional Cardiology Unit comprising of two Intervention suites and full Recovery area
- A Treatment / Examination area including Echo, ECG, Stress Testing and Pulmonary Function areas
- Seven 25 bed in-patient wards providing a total complement of 175 in-patient beds
- An Ambulatory Surgery Unit
- An Endoscopy Suite
- A Physiotherapy department comprising of a small gym area together with six Treatment areas
- A Medical Oncology department comprising of ten Treatment cubicles set out in a large open planned bright space
- A Diagnostic Imaging department with CT, MRI, PET Scanning and Angiography facilities
- A Pharmacy
- A Consultants Suites comprising of 10 no. Consulting / Examination rooms