Project Description

Whitfield Clinic

Client:

The Health Partnership

Architect:

HKR Keppie Ireland

Project Status:

Completed

15,000m2 Acute Hospital in Waterford. The building was handed over in a phased basis. Systems were designed in a planned manner to facilitate these handovers. Subsequent works which were carried out by HOB in a live hospital environment included a 2-phased fit out of a 14 bed ward, a Swiftcare 4 bed ward and 3 consultancy suites to a value of €2.2m. Whitfield Clinic has state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. Whitfield Clinic was nominated for the Healthcare Awards, as one of the top 2 hospitals worldwide. The facility includes;

  • Four operating theatres
  • 40 en suite single inpatient rooms / 24 day surgery beds
  • Two Endoscopy suites
  • UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre
  • Renal dialysis stations
  • Radiology department
  • Cosmetic Surgery / Plastic Surgery / Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • General Surgery
  • Gynaecology
  • Health Screening
  • Medical Oncology
  • Medical Assessment Unit
  • Nephrology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Rheumatology
  • Rhinoplasty Surgery
  • Urology Vascular Surgery
  • Well Woman/Well Man

Whitfield was the first private clinic with all comfort cooled private bedrooms throughout hospital. Installation of two number linear accelerators used for Radiotherapy Treatment in mass concrete bunkers.   Due to increased power of linear accelerator machines over standard equipment the installation of ‘neutron doors’ were required to be installed on the inlet to the bunker maze