Graham Construction and BAM have been selected to develop a new £95 million Acute Services Block at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Northern Ireland.

Appointed by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust the Acute Services Block is part of the Trust's wider redevelopment plan for the Belfast hospital, replacing the outdated existing main ward block and other specialist acute services within the wider hospital estate.

The development will be adjacent to a new £86 million ward facility presently being constructed by GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership on the same complex, scheduled to be completed in autumn this year.

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The GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership was appointed to the four year, £185 million construction framework in 2013. It has now been appointed as main contractor to deliver the second facility – an eight-storey, 31,000 sq m Acute Services Block, incorporating specialist wards, support services, assessment unit, inpatient imaging department, and a new emergency department which will have capacity for 110,000 attendances per year.

Hugh McCaughey, Chief Executive of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust said: "We are investing heavily in our modern and fit-for-purpose facilities so we can give our patients the best possible treatment. The redevelopment of the Ulster Hospital will enable us to implement a new service model with future focus on the management and treatment of acutely ill patients within the hospital setting. We’ve appointed GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership to the second phase of our redevelopment programme because of their extensive skills and expertise within the medical field, which we believe are pivotal when creating a specialised high-quality scheme."

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