New Plans for £150m redevelopment of L&D Hospital
At a meeting in Houghton Regis this afternoon, plans were unveiled for a £150m redevelopment of the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital. The whole site will look and feel different for everyone. There are elements of enabling work, such as the design of a new one stop urology service in the old linen room. Some major expansion and refurbishment, such as the Emergency Department. Also planned is some new build. Among the first things to happen would be the building of a new office block to enable staff to move out of one area so that another area can be redeveloped. A new building will be erected across 5 floors to support acute services. Envisaged are a Ground Floor offering a delivery suite and triage to support a 7,000 birth site. First floor - Neonatal Unit to support up to 46 babies who require life saving care and treatment. Second Floor - Critical care to support 30 patients who require life saving monitoring and intervention Third Floor - Support Flow housing a ne