The Vithas Xanit Internacional Hospital in Benalmadena has taken a new step in its expansion with the completion of the lifting phase of the structure of the new building. Once the structure has been lifted, work is being done on the remaining civil works and installations, which will result in a 25,000-square-meter hospital complex, which will come into operation in 2022 and will have the latest advances in medical technology. and assistance.
This week the act has taken place in which this phase of raising the structure has been concluded and which has had the presence of the mayor of Benalmadena, Victor Navas; the corporate director of operations of the Vithas Group, Jose Maria Ramon de Fata; the territorial director of the group in Andalusia, Mercedes Mengibar; and the manager of the sanitary complex, Jose Antonio Rodenas, among others, as well as members of Dragados (the construction company) and PMMT (the company in charge of preparing the project and directing the works). In addition, representatives of colleges and associations have also been present, such as the Official College of Physicians of Malaga, the Official College of Nursing, the AECC, the AEHCOS and the ACEB, among others.
Jose Maria Ramon de Fata, Corporate Director of Operations, highlighted Vithas’ growth strategy, with the acquisition and construction of new centers, including the future Barcelona and Valencia hospitals, and stated that “the Vithas Hospital works Xanit Internacional are progressing at a good pace, and will be completed next year, in 2022, and will represent progress at all levels in the provision of services to patients”.
For her part, Mercedes Mengibar, territorial director of the group in Andalusia, underlined the commitment that Vithas is making in Andalusia, highlighting some of the investments that have been made in the community, among which are, in addition to the expansion that The reform carried out in the Limonar medical center belonging to Vithas Malaga, among others, is being carried out in the Vithas Xanit Hospital. “Vithas is making a strong commitment to Andalusia, and the new Vithas Xanit building will reinforce us as a modern and avant-garde center”.
In this line, Jose Antonio Rodenas, manager of the hospital center, expressed himself, who stressed that “the expansion of Vithas Xanit is a very important project for our patients. We have promoted it with great enthusiasm and being aware that the current facilities had outgrown us. Without a doubt, it will be a benchmark in healthy spaces, with an architecture that respects the environment, and universal accessibility”, he clarifies.
During the act, a video was projected and a hologram was discovered through which the guests could see how the hospital would look once the work was finished. Subsequently, a visit to the works was made, which ended with the planting of rosemary seeds in what will be the future garden area of the hospital complex.
The project will result in a hospital with 142 rooms and 62 consultation rooms
The project, with an investment of 16 million euros, will result in a hospital distributed over four floors; the two upper floors will be used to increase the hospitalization area, adding 36 rooms more to the hospital, which will give rise to a total of 142, in addition to leaving a similar area available, which will allow in the future to expand hospitalization in 36 new rooms. On the ground floor, the surgical block will be expanded with two new operating rooms and a post-anesthetic recovery area with 15 boxes. It will also have renovated changing areas and a sterilization area with a washing and disinfection area, preparation, sterilization and collection of sterile material.
Likewise, an adjacent raw area will be available for future expansion with up to four more operating rooms. This same floor includes a new Intensive Care Unit block with 15 individual boxes, separated from the surgical block by a patio that will allow all the boxes to have direct natural light. There will also be an extension and reform of the existing external consultations, rising to 62 consultations, which will have a new access of its own and differentiated from the main access. And in the basement the loading and unloading unit will be located, in addition to a space for waste, an area for facilities and a parking lot for staff.
PMMT Arquitectura is the company in charge of designing the hospital expansion, based on FriendlyMaterials parameters, an objective method to measure the health level of built environments, and on Clear CodeArchitecture parameters, the first methodology that guarantees universal accessibility of any space .
FriendlyMaterials is an analytical method that makes it possible to objectively evaluate and compare how building materials affect the health of interior spaces and, consequently, the health of their occupants. It makes it possible to identify the healthiest building materials on the current market, and from there make the best choice in relation to the type of building and its needs.
Clear CodeArchitecture, for its part, is concerned with ensuring that all built spaces can be autonomously accessible by anyone, regardless of their abilities and circumstances. With the application of the two methodologies, developed by PMMT Arquitectura’s R+D+i department, the new Vithas Xanit Internacional hospital is postulated as a new space in which the high quality of services and results for all its users will be seen reinforced by the design and comfort of the new design of the complex.
Vithas hospitals are safe hospitals
All 19 Vithas hospitals are safe hospitalsfor patients and professionals thanks to the implementation of strict security protocols against covid-19. Among the measures implemented, the establishment of two differentiated circuits stands out : one for people with symptoms compatible with covid-19, and another for the rest of the patients.
Additionally, we supply masks and hydroalcoholic gel to all people who come to the hospital for any reason. In addition, the Group is carrying out massive virus detection tests on all staff , who are equipped with all the necessary self-protection measures.
A security that has always been reinforced thanks to the fact that allVithas hospitals implement the strict protocols of theJoint Commission International , a world reference body that accredits patient safety and care excellence.
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Vithas’s commitment: accredited care quality, personal and long-term service
Vithas’s strategic commitment is that all healthcare is endorsed by the standards of the most prestigious international quality accreditation, the Joint Commission International. Only 15 prestigious hospitals in Spain have such accreditation and recognition, and three of them are part of Vithas, in Madrid, Malaga and Granada. Every year Vithas attends to its patients on more than 5,200,000 occasions in its 19 hospitals and 22 medical centers. The 41 centers are distributed throughout the national territory and include hospitals in Alicante, Almeria, Benalmadena, Castellon, Granada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lleida, Madrid, Malaga, Seville, Tenerife, Vigo, Valencia and Vitoria. -Gasteiz. The 22 medical centers are located in Alicante, Elche, El Ejido, Fuengirola, Granada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lleida, Madrid, Malaga, Nerja, Pontevedra, Rincon de la Victoria, Sanxenxo, Seville, Torre del Mar, Torremolinos, Vilagarcia de Arousa, and Vitoria-Gasteiz. Vithas also has more than 300 extraction points throughout Spain in the Vithas Lab laboratory network. Its PlazaSalud24 purchasing center, a benchmark in the sector, provides service to 46 hospitals, 40 medical centers and 20 dental clinics.
Vithas owns a stake in the leading hospital project in the Balearic Islands, the Juaneda Assistance Network, which has 5 hospitals and a wide network of medical centers spread throughout the region.
Vithas’s commitment to accredited quality health care and personalized service goes hand in hand with the firm support and long-term vision of Goodgrower, a shareholder that controls 100% of the capital.
With a growth model based on geographic diversification and sustainability, Vithas plans to continue consolidating its national presence both by opening new centers and through acquisitions and strategic agreements.
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