Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
Dumfries, UK - Healthcare
Rural healthcare experiences for an ageing community.
Known as ‘The Garden Hospital’, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is a 344 bed healthcare campus completed in 2017. A pioneering healthcare facility which provides high quality, sustainable and flexible environments to support the comfort and wellbeing of patients and staff covered by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
Aligning stakeholder aspirations in healthcare innovations.
A comprehensive healthcare building design review involved collaboration with diverse project stakeholders, including the board, consisting of clinical support and management teams, patient representatives, and stakeholders. This approach and insight guided our building design efforts, ensuring maximum value for the project and forming a crucial foundation for our process.
Embracing nature in the design.
Connection to the outdoors has been established to provide positive health outcomes for both patients and staff. At the Garden Hospital, patient wards sit among pasture land, trees and hedgerows. Therefore it was integral to us and the project as a whole that we adequately protected and minimised the impact on the existing landscapes.
Pioneering efficiency and patient centric design.
Guided by themes of comfort and wellbeing, the Garden Hospital, not only prioritises patient experience in its serene therapeutic setting but also achieved remarkable efficiency by completing construction six months ahead of the traditional timeline. This accomplishment, with reduced labour costs and substantial operational savings, sets a precedent for future healthcare projects striving for better.
Julie White
Chief Officer, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
