Ysbyty Alltwen, Tremadog
Ysbyty Alltwen, Tremadog
MH on Sun 19 Apr 2009 - 22:02
Continuing the theme of Welsh excellence, a new hospital has just opened in Tremadog.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8004749.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7967522.stm
The pictures show something that looks very well designed, but I was rather disappointed to read that the patient accommodation was described as one large mixed ward. Wasn't this a retrograde step?
If you recall, the new hospitals that are currently being built in Gwent [see here and here] have single room accommodation, which I think is a tremendous improvement for patient comfort and dignity, not to mention the advantages it has in controlling the spread of infection.
Convinced that there really should be no discrepancy between style and substance, I looked up the plans to see what this single ward looked like. I was relieved to see this:
The "ward" is really better described as a wing which seems to contain (if I've read the plans correctly) ten single rooms with ensuite facilities, and five rooms for up to four patients each, each with their own bathroom.
The green roof and biomass heating system also appeal to my Plaid Organic side.
So, this gets pretty close to top marks in my book. This is another good model of what a community hospital should be. A shame about the delays in opening, but the building will probably be there for at least fifty years, if not a hundred or more.
The old hospital was originally built in 1842 as a workhouse, and converted to a care home in 1954 before becoming a hospital.
High time it was replaced. Well done to all those concerned for replacing it will something excellent rather than something mediochre.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8004749.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7967522.stm
The pictures show something that looks very well designed, but I was rather disappointed to read that the patient accommodation was described as one large mixed ward. Wasn't this a retrograde step?
If you recall, the new hospitals that are currently being built in Gwent [see here and here] have single room accommodation, which I think is a tremendous improvement for patient comfort and dignity, not to mention the advantages it has in controlling the spread of infection.
Convinced that there really should be no discrepancy between style and substance, I looked up the plans to see what this single ward looked like. I was relieved to see this:
The "ward" is really better described as a wing which seems to contain (if I've read the plans correctly) ten single rooms with ensuite facilities, and five rooms for up to four patients each, each with their own bathroom.
The green roof and biomass heating system also appeal to my Plaid Organic side.
So, this gets pretty close to top marks in my book. This is another good model of what a community hospital should be. A shame about the delays in opening, but the building will probably be there for at least fifty years, if not a hundred or more.
The old hospital was originally built in 1842 as a workhouse, and converted to a care home in 1954 before becoming a hospital.
High time it was replaced. Well done to all those concerned for replacing it will something excellent rather than something mediochre.
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