Extensions, superstructures, and building modifications at the CH Pavilion, České Budějovice Hospital

The project saw the creation of new workplaces for twelve operating theatres, central sterilisation, two ICU stations, observation areas connected to emergency admissions, and four standard wards with 164 beds, the necessary amenities included.  The seven-storey building and extension of the CH pavilion arose in the central part of the hospital grounds, above the access corridor for ambulances of the emergency medical service, while work at the hospital went on uninterrupted.

The new load-bearing structures of the CH pavilion are made of a prefabricated reinforced-concrete skeleton that uses steel-concrete girders, which were used to increase the spacing of the columns while maintaining the height levels of the floors of the new and adjoining buildings.

The building is fitted with a significant number of HVAC technologies, including the technological units necessary for running the newly-built workplaces, in particular air conditioning, fire systems, measurement and regulation, backup power source, medical gas distribution, etc. The functionality of all systems was verified in functional tests.

A new, modern workplace for surgical disciplines was created within an enclosed area of almost 83,000 m3.

The seven-storey building and extension of the CH pavilion were constructed within the highly-limited space above the access corridor for ambulances of the emergency medical service, the work of which could not be disrupted. It was very difficult to perform functional tests of the continuity of HVAC technologies, and indeed to coordinate the construction of operating theatres, where technicians had to work directly with representatives of the hospital suppliers who installed the medical technology. Situations had to be dealt with on the spot by all those involved in construction at the same time – architects, subcontractors, the investor, and frequently the doctors too.