Hull's getting a new multi-million pound intensive care unit
It's due to open in the summer
A multi-million pound Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is opening at Hull Royal this summer for critically ill and injured patients from all over Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a Major Trauma Centre for the region and the ICU at the hospital will provide patients with some of the best critical care facilities.
The three-storey building, close to the hospital’s Emergency Department, will also feature modern isolation facilities to “future proof” the trust against a further wave of Covid-19 or another pandemic.
Chief Executive Chris Long said:
“It is testament to the hard work and dedication of our critical care teams that we will be able to take our place at the forefront of critical care in the country and to our Estates team for driving this project in these challenging times.
“This new unit will be a very welcome addition to the outstanding care we can provide people in critical need of emergency treatment, not just here in East Yorkshire but across our wider region.
“It will enable us to save more lives, provide patients and their families with better facilities and ensure we are in the best possible position to deal with any future waves of the virus or, indeed, any other pandemic in the future.”
See the full plans here.