Module Interiors, for our client ModuleCo, has established a new modular elective surgical hub at St Austell Community Hospital. Traditionally focused on outpatient clinics, minor injury care, diagnostics, and rehabilitation, the hospital will now also offer around 5,000 elective day surgery procedures annually, helping to alleviate pressure on acute hospitals in Cornwall. The new modular facility includes two state-of-the-art operating theatre suites, complemented by first and second-stage recovery wards and preoperative assessment rooms.
Off-site construction was a key factor in the project’s rapid delivery, taking just 28 weeks from the start of assembly to handover. This approach allowed the foundation and enabling works to proceed simultaneously, significantly reducing the overall timeline. The facility was constructed to 90% completion prior installation, mitigating risks associated with the unpredictable Cornish coastal weather and other challenges typically faced in traditional construction.
The facility was designed to be self sufficient in terms of services. It features resilient air source heat pumps that provide both heating and hot water, along with an additional 100m2 of PV integrated into the existing site system. The only incoming services required for the new facility were power and mains cold water.The new hub will enable residents of mid, north, and east Cornwall to receive elective surgeries locally, reducing the need to travel to larger hospitals, such as Royal Cornwall Hospital or Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
New Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) on the Furness General Hospital site in Barrow-in-Furness for the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
State-of-the-art modular maternity operating theatre suite at Tameside General Hospital, for the Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
