Portiuncula A&E

Project Name | Portiuncula A&E

Project Address | Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

Client | HSE

Consulting Engineer | Homan O Brien Associates, 89 Booterstown Ave, Blackrock, Dublin

Main Contractor | Purcell Construction, 57 Briarhill Business Park, Ballybrit, Galway

Duration | September 2007 – September 2008

Value | €245,000

Creation of a Special Care Baby Unit, through the demolition of part of the first floor area of the hospital, originally containing examination rooms and welfare facilities and the conversion and refurbishment into Transitional Care and Intensive Care Units, to HTM standards.

The works were carried out on a live operating hospital and required protective and preventive measures including Aspergillus, dust and noise control.