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AKESO, the company that owns the hospital, announced its intention last March. Construction began at the end of August, when excavation work started. It is only now that three huge cranes have appeared on the site that noticeable changes are visible.
The new pavilion would also use innovative treatment methods. The workplaces are therefore being sized to be ready not only for hot new developments in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases, but are also working with an eye to technologies that are still only talked about in professional medical forums today.
"We certainly want to be prepared for the rapid development of robotic surgery, interventional methods or minimally invasive procedures," said Marek Janka, Deputy for Medical Care of AKESO Holding, who believes that the project in Horovice is a unique work that is currently unparalleled in Europe.
Transformation in a few hours
If another wave of a pandemic strikes, the pavilion will be transformed into an infectious disease ward in just a few hours. The whole process will take place in three phases, which will be triggered depending on the current situation and the number of infected people.
"In the first phase, a section of the emergency room and two floors with standard and intensive care beds will be reserved for infectious patients. These workplaces will be connected by their own vertical with lifts, which will allow isolated movement of patients, staff, medical supplies, waste, etc. In the remaining areas, standard acute and planned care will be provided," said Marek Janka, AKESO's deputy for medical care.
"In the second phase, the new building will become a separate isolated infectious disease unit after complete disconnection from the original building. In case of an extremely critical development, the third phase will occur, in which the entire hospital will become an infectious disease unit," he added.
It should be ready within three years
The expected cost of construction is around CZK 2.5 billion. The basis for financing is the holding company's own profit, which should be supplemented by bank loans. "Since the hospital project exceeds regional significance, we will naturally want to apply for some form of public co-financing, either within the Czech Republic or at the European level," Janka added.
Source: Berounský deník website, Radek R. Kaša, 29 March 2022
