Completion of the additional operation rooms building project at Hamad General Hospital

The Public Works Authority announced the completion of construction and equipping works of the additional operation rooms building project at Hamad General Hospital. Ashghal also completed examinations, inspections, and operation procedures for all of the technical and electromechanical systems in preparation of handing over to the Ministry of Public Health. The new additional operation rooms building project is considered one of the most important health projects which will reflect positively on the efficiency of medical care services in Qatar.

Works implemented by the Public Works Authority, in addition to construction works, include complete equipping of the new operation rooms. The new surgery building includes 20 operating rooms, 17 of which are general operation rooms, and three are for operation with diagnostic devices. This is in addition to the Intensive Care Unit for accidents, recovery unit (post-anaesthesia care), Intensive Care Units for Surgery, surgery preparation units and associated services, as well as a multi-storey parking tower to accommodate around 800 vehicles. The Surgery Building also includes a services building for project operation and the provision of water as well as medical gasses networks. In addition to two helicopter landing pads connected to the new Surgery Building to transfer emergency cases, which is directly connected to the operating rooms and the Intensive Care Unit for accidents.

The new Surgery Building is equipped with advanced systems that are used for the first time in the operating rooms in Qatar, making it one of the leading countries to use these techniques, such as the ability to use radiography during surgical procedures to ensure the success of the surgical intervention and contain or avoid complications. The project’s elements have been designed according to the latest cutting-edge medical devices in the building, which required the provision of electrical and mechanical vents and other equipment needed by those devices.

During the design and implementation of the General Surgery Building, the authority considered the environmental dimension and construction sustainability, being part of the elements taken into account in all projects implemented by Ashghal. To achieve sustainability and reduce the consumption of energy and natural resources, the authority used local and international sustainability assessment systems, such as the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) to promote the “Green Buildings” concept in order to meet the current needs without affecting the environment and resources in the future.

The total cost of the General Surgery Building is approximately 900 million Qatari Riyals, and it is part of the buildings projects implemented by Ashghal in addition to many other health facilities projects and primary healthcare centres in several areas across Qatar.