The Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) development which is being built at Woking Community Hospital has reached a key milestone, following the installation of the building extension.
The extension to the existing hospital building is made up of 10 large modular units which were built and transported from Cramlington in Northumbria to the Woking site. The modular units were delivered over two weekends, with six delivered and installed in October and the final four over the weekend of 2 and 3 November.
The extension to the building will be connected to the current hospital and will offer computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as expanding the ultrasound capacity.
Stephen Hepworth, Director of Planning and Contracting at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “This is an exciting phase of the CDC development as the installation of the building extension is now complete following some construction delays. We can now begin the internal installing the diagnostic equipment and the interior design of the extension.
“The transportation and installation of the modular units required a multi-agency approach, and I’d like to thank everyone involved, including Surrey Police and those from the local area who came to see the delivery of the units, for their support and cooperation during this time.
“I would also like to thank all the local residents and staff of the hospital whom have been very supportive of the development even during the weekends when we have significantly disrupted the roads around the hospital.”
The new CDC services are due to start by the end of the year. They will complement the vast range of diagnostic services already provided at Woking Community Hospital which include x-ray, paediatric audiology, adult audiology, ophthalmology, dermatology, bone density (dexa) scanning, ultrasound, and cardiac and respiratory testing.
The development will offer a local centre, preventing the need for 30,000 hospital visits outside of Woking annually, providing residents with a vibrant and modern health facility.
The Woking Centre is part of the wider CDC plans across the Surrey Heartlands health and care system and is being developed by Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working in close collaboration with CSH Surrey, primary care, Alliance Medical Ltd and partners operating out of Woking Community Hospital.
