The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) in the UK has announced the commencement of construction on a new £4m ($5.25m) transplant centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Birmingham.
The facility, funded by the QEH Birmingham Charity, aims to become a national centre of excellence for organ transplantation.
It will integrate seven clinic rooms, welfare facilities, five staff offices, as well as multiple patient treatment areas.
Designed to provide comprehensive care for patients, the facility will offer services from pre-treatment consultations to rehabilitation after surgery.
QEH Birmingham is recognised as one of only two hospitals in the UK that perform all four major organ transplants: heart, kidney, liver, and lung.
The new facility will further enhance the hospital's capacity to deliver specialised care, IHEEM said.
It will cater to patient treatment and serve as a hub for researchers and clinicians.
These professionals are involved in research and development of technology to improve transplantation success rates and patient outcomes.
Archus has been entrusted with the design of the transplant centre, which is anticipated to open its doors to patients in January next year.
QEHB Clinical Care consultant Nick Murphy said: “Patients can come in and see their physician, the surgeon, the transplant coordinators, their psychologist, and their dietician, all on the same day, and in one location. This will take away a huge amount of stress for patients, and therefore speed up their recovery time.”
Meanwhile, to mark its 150th anniversary, A Edmonds & Co has made a significant contribution of £1m as a major donor towards the development of the Edmonds Transplant Centre Birmingham.
QEH executive director Matt Metcalfe said: “Organ transplantation offers our patients new hope, and aims to get patients back to doing what they love.
“We are proud of our clinicians’ vision to deliver a new centre that will enhance the experience for patients as they await a life-changing transplant. We’re grateful too to all colleagues and partners working to design, build, and provide, what will be a highly renowned centre, not just for our own region but nationally and internationally.”
