Kier has been given a £22 million contract to reconfigure and refurbish Dewsbury and District Hospital for the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (MYHT).
Incorporating both refurbishment and new build, the three-year P21+ project will provide a new main entrance to provide a central focal point for patients, visitors and staff.
The reconfiguration of the hospital will allow MYHT to bring together all of the services it currently provides across the site into the existing Ridings building.
The works are being carried out to meet MYHT’s ‘Meeting the Challenge Strategy’, which aims to provide accessible and safe services to local people. Dewsbury and District Hospital will also become a designated ‘emergency centre’ as part of the Trust’s programme to develop an emergency care network across Mid Yorkshire.
Kier will complete the work in two phases, starting later this year by relocating services into the Ridings building and Service Centre. The construction of the new main entrance forms part of the phase two works.
Robbie Blackhurst, Kier framework manager, said: “We are pleased to have been chosen to deliver this exciting reconfiguration of Dewsbury and District Hospital, which will help to provide a more streamlined service for patients.
“Kier has extensive experience in the provision of healthcare schemes, having secured over 50 projects through the P21+ framework in the past four years, and we’re looking forward to working closely with MYHT’s clinical stakeholders to design and deliver this transformational programme.”
Kevin Oxley, MYHT director responsible for capital project developments, added: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kier as our P21+ partner for the Dewsbury Hospital redevelopment.
“Kier have a long and distinguished track record in both hospital redevelopment and new builds. We look forward to them bringing their experience and expertise to this important project.”
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