The New Victoria Hospital
Discipline: Architecture
Client: Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
The new Victoria Hospital treats around 400,000 patients annually by offering integrated diagnostic and treatment services including outpatients clinics, day surgery, rehabilitation, and specialised emergency services, thereby introducing an ambulatory model of one stop care in South Glasgow based on the following key principles: Increased accessibility to ambulatory care for the local community; Prevention of emergency work adversely affecting the efficient delivery of elective care; Improved quality of patient focused care; Streamlining of the patient journey to provide a one stop service; Achieving compatibility between healthcare delivery and technology in a fit for purpose building.