Golden Jubilee Hospital Clydebank
Location
Clydebank, Hospital Gate
Address
Heart and Lung Centre, Golden Jubilee Hospital, Clydebank
Description
In 2004, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire carried out a public consultation on the proposal to establish a West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank.
The Health Minister gave his full approval to the project in January 2006 with building work starting in June 2006.
The West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre will be spread over three floors of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital. The planned facilities will include eight operating theatres and four cardiac catheterisation (cath) laboratories - special x-ray rooms for diagnosis of heart conditions and the treatment of blood vessel blockages around the heart.
The new centre will provide:
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds
- High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds
- Cardiology day and inpatient beds
- Inpatient beds for cardiac and thoracic surgical patients.
- Outpatient facilities
Cost
£15.2m
Current status
Building work began 2006
Timescale
It is anticipated the new regional service will be operational by Autumn 2007.
Lead partner
NHS
Project team
Architects - Aitkens
Building Contractors - AKP
Contact details
Sandy Scott, NHS, 0141 951 5073