{"id":28834,"date":"2022-01-10T10:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T08:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?post_type=showroom_cpt&p=28834"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:35:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:35:19","slug":"healthcare-facilities-and-logistics-are-planned-to-the-operations-needs","status":"publish","type":"showroom_cpt","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/projects\/healthcare-facilities-and-logistics-are-planned-to-the-operations-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare facilities and logistics are planned to the operations\u2019 needs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Healthcare facilities and logistics are planned to the operations\u2019 needs<\/h1>\n

Sweco\u2019s experts are involved in dozens of healthcare projects every year. In addition to project management and construction contracting, special knowledge is required for cost accounting, functional design and logistics design.<\/p>\n

In healthcare projects, Sweco can be in charge of the entire project or an individual area, depending on the client\u2019s needs. In addition to construction contracting, project management and supervision, knowledge is also required for the functional design of hospital and healthcare centre facilities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of user-centric design is planning facilities that are required for the operations,\u201d Sweco\u2019s healthcare expert <\/span>Kaisa Narvio<\/span><\/b> summarises the idea. \u201cWe help the different user groups produce data and make timely decisions that the hospital designers need to advance the project.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe build faith in working together\u201d<\/h4>\n

Hospital projects typically take a long time to complete, which means that the foundation for the co-operation needs to be laid with care. Often, a construction project is also a disturbance in a hospital area, and it is key that you build trust between the various parties and faith in working together. \u201cIt\u2019s easier to cope with the everyday challenges if you\u2019re aware of the project\u2019s benefits from the start,\u201d Narvio says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the experts to steer the project in the right direction amicably, the consultant needs to have experience of the field. \u201cIt\u2019s extremely important to speak the same language as the users.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For most clients, an extensive renovation is a once-in-a-lifetime experience; consultants face several large projects every year. \u201cWe work on varying healthcare sites, which gives us perspective for future projects,\u201d Narvio says. The design of solutions never starts from scratch. \u201cWe have existing logistics networks of device suppliers, among others, through which we receive information on the newest technologies for the project.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Changes to facilities have a cascade effect on hospitals<\/h4>\n

Sweco\u2019s experts offer services for the entire lifecycle of hospital projects. Narvio emphasises that verification of initial data is one of the critical phases. \u201cAt the start of the project, it\u2019s essential that you evaluate whether the initial data is sufficient for beginning the project.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most projects are based on changes in operations. \u201cMost of the central hospitals in Finland are from the 60s or 70s, and they no longer meet today\u2019s needs.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The experts follow the sector\u2019s trends actively. \u201cPatient rooms are now being changed into one-person rooms, in which case you need to take the cascade effects of each change into account,\u201d Narvio says. Changes in society as a whole also affect the needs of hospitals. \u201cThe newest example is a COVID-19 reserve hospital in Meilahti designed by Sweco architects.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Design services from hospital logistics to cost accounting<\/h4>\n

Every year, Sweco\u2019s experts in healthcare are involved in renovation and construction projects in both the public and the private sector.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, we are in charge of the construction contracting and supervision of Ratamokeskus in Kouvola, and we are supporting the user-centric functional design of Mikkeli Central Hospital\u2019s ESPER project,\u201d Narvio says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most significant sites of recent years has been the first hospital alliance in Finland, the new hospital in Kainuu. \u201cSweco was responsible for nearly all design in Kainuu. We used the CAVE virtual space extensively to support the functional design, among other methods,\u201d says Narvio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Increasingly often, healthcare projects also require the conceptualisation of hospital logistics. \u201cYou can see the increase in automation and robotics in material logistics. Operators don\u2019t want nurses and doctors to spend their time carrying or packing away goods.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In logistics, various types of conveyors, pneumatic post, storage automation and mobile robots are used. \u201cIn the project planning phase of Laakso Hospital, we were the specialists for conceptualising the food supply and the commissioning review for mobile robots, among other aspects.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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