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Acute care facilities and general hospitals are on the frontline of public healthcare – providing essential and often lifesaving services to a growing number of patients as people live longer and urban populations rise. With such a diverse and complex range of patients, conditions and emergencies to treat under one roof, these facilities need rapid access to specialist medical resources and staff, adaptable spaces to meet evolving healthcare demands, and robust infection control. 

WSP's experienced healthcare engineers, consultants and advisors collaborate closely with our clients to provide the best possible facilities. We’ve helped to deliver some of the most advanced hospitals in the world, including some of the most energy and resource efficient.

We help clients create acute and general hospital environments that support wellbeing, efficiency and resilience – ready for today and prepared for tomorrow.

Discover our acute and general hospitals projects

 

World-class hospital design

   

Cornerbrook hospital

Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Canada

Infection prevention and control

From planning easily navigable facilities for patients and staff, to engineering solutions reducing hospital-acquired infections, our multidisciplinary teams go into meticulous detail to design clean, safe environments for care, comfort and recovery. We integrate infection prevention and control into our designs from the start, creating floor layouts, building services and ventilation systems that prevent cross-contamination and reduce airborne pathogens.

People-centric experiences

We collaborate closely with patients and staff and draw on the latest healthcare research to create nurturing environments focused on healing and wellbeing. From making the most of natural light, fresh air and green spaces, to providing quiet spaces where patients can spend time with their loved ones. For example, we’ve delivered hospitals that have specially adapted gardens for the critically ill, giving even the most vulnerable patients access to the restorative benefits of nature.
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Roha Advanced Multi-Speciality Hospital, Ethiopia

Sollentuna

Solluntuna Hospital, Sweden

Operational efficiency and performance

As specialists in sustainable hospital design, we create cost-effective facilities that are efficient to operate and maintain, exploring every possible way to minimize their lifetime environmental impact. From reusing and adapting existing buildings to retain embodied carbon, to creating building systems for 24/7/365 operation that minimize energy and water use with sustainable new technologies for heating and cooling.

Future ready facilities

Medical research and technological advances are continuously pushing the boundaries of healthcare. Drawing on best practices from around the world, we work closely with our clients to create healthcare facilities and building systems with longevity built in. From flexible spaces ready to adapt and deliver the most advanced treatments available, climate-resilient buildings designed to cope with rising temperatures and extreme weather events.
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Prince Charles Hospital, Wales

Looking for advice or engineering support for an acute care or general hospital?

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