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Rehabilitation and upgrading works of the National Cancer Institute - Egypt

Hospitals   ::  Completed Projects   ::  2020  ::  

The project total cost reached 100.000.000 EGP. The project scope of work is to increase the efficiency of the headquarters which consists of number of buildings: the patients building comprising 7 floors includes the followings: operating theaters, intensive care, pediatric department, patients rooms, doctors' housing, nursing staff, administrative building and other for lectures halls, a building for pediatric clinics, early detection, pain treatment and pharmacies.

The implementation phases of the project are divided into 2 phases:
The first related to the damages repair and the second phase concerning the development and upgrading works.

The first phase :
It comprises the repairing works of the internal damages of the medical building, internal and external facades, repairing works of the damaged floors within the lectures hall building; besides the rehabilitation works of the emergency area and the main entrance.

The second phase :
It includes the removal of all the random installations in the northern and southern courtyards, the construction of a lounge for the patients and their families, the construction of alternative movement paths, clinics for early detection, pain treatment, a lounge for doctors and pharmacies.

Besides, the upgrading works of the administrative buildings and the lecture hall, as well as the development of electromechanical works for the administrative building, a parking, early detection area and pain treatment.

The developments of the emergency area and the exterior yard:
It includes the expansion of the emergency area and increasing the capacity for 18 beds instead of 12.
In addition to the separation of the emergency service through the main entrance and constructing a new entrance with a ramp and a stair for the special needs people. Besides, connecting of the emergency area with the inner yard, the northern building and clinics. The emergency area was developed to maximize its benefit by organizing and providing waiting areas for patients and their families with a capacity of 80 persons; organizing the movement paths, overall maintenance for the maintenance area of the civil and electromechanical works.

The southern building of the National Cancer Institute:
The construction works is ongoing; the initial cost of the building is 320 million EGP. The building is consisting of 6 floors which include 262 beds divided into 105 beds for chemical treatment, 128 beds for patients, 6 operation theaters, 18 care rooms and 5 residence beds. Besides, a bridge connection in the building linking the clinics and the building, an integrated network of gases, a new power plant and the construction process has taken into consideration the strengthen of the columns to resist earthquakes.

The developments of the main entrance area:
The rehabilitation works include the increase in the number of doors to 3, specifying the entry paths to coordinate the entry and exit process safely. Besides, increasing the building’s efficiency in the entrance area through structural reinforcement, building of a ticket room to deal with the public and reducing the numerical density of the entrance by removing the internal ramp and moving it to the interior parking in addition to a complete development for the civil and electromechanical works.

The northern building :
There is a complete maintenance for 7 floors including civil work and increasing the efficiency of the electromechanical works. The external facades: the cutting and removal of the accident’s debris with a total amount 1000m2, the restoration of all the external facades, supplying, installation and finishing works were carried out for 3400m2.

The upgrading of the exterior park:
The construction of a ramp for the patients and their families to maximize the medical care; an elevator in the courtyard to facilitate the movement for the patients and doctors and decrease the pressure on the existing elevators. The introduction of a digital system to organize patients’ entries and having the maximum benefit from the medical care, establishing a waiting area inside the institute with a capacity up to 400 persons, WCs and buffet to serve patients and their families.

The development of the early detection and pain treatment area :
The restoration of the existing metal ceils is ongoing, the construction of 2 floors for early detection, pain treatment and doctors' lounges while linking the area of early detection and pain treatment with the administrative floor. In addition to the building of a waiting hall for patients and their families with a capacity of 150 persons approximately, adding new WCs, establishing a separate entrance on the Corniche’s way and an escape exit.

The library and personnel affairs:
It is redesigned to be compatible with the institute requirements. In addition to the new firefighting system, air conditioning, alarm systems, renewal of the interior furniture for the whole floor to increase the capacity for the employers, administratives, researchers with a total 28 office for the administratives. In addition to 2 lecturing hall for the post graduates with a capacity of 50 persons equipped with state of the art audio and video systems.

The upgrading of the administrative floor:
The restoration of the concrete structure is undergoing, establishing new firefighting system, central air conditioning, renovation of all the systems and networks besides the civil works in accordance with the institute’ requirements, linking the administrative floor with waiting hall for donors.