New hospital
The newest hospital, the NHS Louisa Jordan in Glasgow, was built in just three weeks. Construction began on Tuesday 31 March and since then:
23,000 square metres of flooring have been laid.
more than 1,000 bed bays have been erected.
more than 8,000 pieces of medical equipment have been ordered.
35,000 metres of network cabling have been laid for the nurse call system.
135,000 metres of cabling for lighting and power sockets have been laid.
a new bespoke system to ensure oxygen supply to every bed has been put in place with 1,400 medical gas outlets.
The British Army supported the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland by undertaking a feasibility study on how the SEC could be transformed into a hospital. They were not involved in the construction of NHS Louisa Jordan.