Kettering General Hospital, Project 55 Project 55 is a new three-storey development, incorporating a 76 bed expansion to the main hospital. Originally a single-storey outpatient’s ward was demolished to make way for Project 55. Ground floor: A pediatric outpatients department with six consulting exam rooms, and an acute 28-bed medical ward - this is the main entrance to the hospital, chapel and cardiology. First floor: Intensive Care Unit, 16 beds, with direct access to the hospital theatres. Second Floor: Integrated Pediatric Unit with a total of 32 beds, including Surgical and Medical Wards, a Pediatric Assessment Unit and High Dependency facilities. Adolescent patients will also have a dedicated area within the unit. Innovations included: Lean construction techniques and prefabrication

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