New modular ICU ward for coronavirus patients at Tameside Hospital
Tameside Hospital during the pandemic.
3 min read | Matt Goff | April 2021
ICU ward
Thurston Group is building new modular ICU ward for seriously-ill coronavirus patients for Tameside Hospital during the pandemic, as covered in the Manchester Evening News.
Incredibly, manufacturers have worked round the clock to deliver the project in just a matter of weeks.
The flat-pack style intensive care unit ward will have capacity for ten beds and health trust bosses said the project was part of its plans to increase the hospital’s critical care capacity during the pandemic.
Wakefield-based Thurston Group, which manufactures portable modular buildings, shipping container homes, and more, was given a brief by Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust on March 18.
Previously, the firm has built three specialist wards for Wythenshawe Hospital, which formed a two-storey facility catering for 105 beds.
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