OHLA expands its hospital infrastructure portfolio with the award of the Vithas Valencia Turia Hospital for more than €30 million
October 18, 2023
OHLA expands its hospital infrastructure portfolio in Spain with the contract to build the new Vithas Valencia Turia Hospital for more than 30 million euros. OHLA expands its hospital infrastructure portfolio in Spain with the award of the construction of the new Vithas Valencia Turia Hospital for more than 30 million euros. The infrastructure will have a total built area of 27,241 m2. Specifically, OHLA is executing the foundations and the structure and will also be in charge of the phase that includes the architecture and installations.
The new building will consist of two levels below ground for parking and other uses, and six levels above ground for hospital use.
The infrastructure will include emergency and staff parking, a maneuvering yard, general services, pharmacy, laboratory and physical therapy, diagnostic imaging, boxes, a multipurpose room, CT and MRI area. In addition, there will be a consultation area, surgical area, maternity and infant area, medical area, ICU, Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit (P.A.R.U.), Outpatient Surgery Unit (O.S.U.), boxes, storage rooms, and an inpatient area.
In terms of accessibility, the main lobby will be located in the center of the building and will collect the main pedestrian flow from the different access points to the plot. The building has an accessible itinerary that connects the main entrance with the public street and the external common areas such as gardens and pedestrian areas.
Energy Efficiency
The building has sustainability and innovation criteria in its design and construction. Its characteristics make it possible to achieve a rational use of the energy necessary for the use of the building, achieving sustainable consumption and the use of renewable energy sources.
Outstanding experience in hospital construction
From Spain to the rest of the world. OHLA’s activity in the hospital field began nearly 100 years ago and has spread to America, Europe, and Asia. More than 150 new hospitals, equivalent to 8.5 million m2 and more than 60,000 beds, close to 100 health centers, and more than 200 renovation and rehabilitation projects.
OHLA carries out important hospital projects in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. In the latter market, and particularly in Spain, where it began its activity in 1930, it has built major hospitals, including Burgos, Toledo, Ciudad Real, and Arganda del Rey (Madrid). The company is currently making progress on the renovation and expansion of the Manacor Hospital (Mallorca), which will benefit more than 150,000 people, the construction of the new Cuenca Hospital, the expansion, and renovation of the Albacete University Hospital Complex, the new Ontinyent Hospital, the expansion and renovation of the Viladecans Hospital and the Las Palmas Maternity and Children’s University Hospital (phase II) in the Canary Islands.