With just over a week until the official opening of the new Altrincham Hospital, we’ve been given an exclusive tour around the new £17m facility.
Much of the equipment and the artwork will be installed over the coming days, but our pictures give a real feel for the 75,000 sq ft building that sits right in the heart of the town centre.
Although the hospital does not open to the general public until Monday April 27th, the 20-station renal dialysis unit on the second floor is already up and running, accommodating 40 patients a day and replacing the unit previously located at Wythenshawe Hospital.
We were also given access to staff training in the state-of-the-art X-ray unit, which features a new £350,000 digital radiography system.
All existing services currently at the old Victorian hospital on Market Street will transfer to the new facility, including the nurse-led minor injuries unit.
The new hospital also boasts a major expansion of ophthalmic clinics, and expanded adult and children’s audiology services. You can see a full list of services here.
Take a look inside:
The main entrance and reception areaA floor guide to servicesA corridorThe hospital contains many great views over AltrinchamSome of the hospital’s liftsA view over Goose Green from the first floorThe floor to ceilling windows clearly show the proximity to the town centreThe first floor, colour-coded yellow, contains the audiology, outpatients and blood test servicesA typical room (bed and other equipment still to be installed)Staff during training in the X-ray departmentSome of the state-of-the-art equipment in the X-ray unitAnother corridorThe double door to a room in the audiology departmentOn the renal dialysis ward: Sister Gemma Swindells, Staff Nurse Sharmila Thangarami, Healthcare Assistant Sharon Fairfield and patient Margaret LaneEquipment on the renal dialysis floorPhysiotherapy on the third floorThe physiotherapy gym on the third floor (equipment to be installed)Solar panels on the hospital roofA view up Railway Street and The Downs from the roofA view over the town centre from the roofLooking up Regent Road from the roofA bird’s eye view of the public realm work in Goose GreenThe rooftops of Altrincham, looking towards Hale
