Laing O’Rourke signs contract to deliver Calderdale Royal Hospital expansion

Laing O’Rourke has signed the contract with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) to double the size of Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) and improve healthcare in the area.

The new hospital will provide a new Emergency Department, with a dedicated Children’s Emergency Department, and eight new wards. Once open, CRH will provide all unplanned (acute) services, with all planned care being located at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI).

Laing O’Rourke will bring its experience in delivering major healthcare projects, and its industry-leading approach to modern methods of construction (MMC) and offsite manufacturing, to drive greater certainty, quality and productivity.

Laing O’Rourke’s Managing Director, Peter Lyons, said:

“We are a company driven by our purpose of pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in service of humanity and no projects fulfil that purpose more than providing world class health facilities for our doctors, nurses and the people who will use them when they are at their most vulnerable. 

“The work we have already done with the people who will work here have already shaped these amazing facilities. We’re proud to be involved in this project and to deliver it using our pioneering industrialised construction methods to reduce the manual strain on our people while delivering certainty and quality for our terrific partners at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.”

Chief Executive, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Rob Aitchison, said:

“It’s an exciting time for our Trust. Our new hospital building at Calderdale is a significant step in transforming our hospital and community services for generations to come.

“In the last two years alone, we have made huge strides in our Foundations for our Future plans. To name a few, this includes a new A&E at HRI and two new Community Diagnostic Centres in the heart of Halifax and Huddersfield. All of which is helping deliver care closer to home whilst improving experience of care.

“Together with Laing O’Rourke, we will also deliver real social value which will ensure our new hospital has a positive and long-lasting impact on our local economy too and create opportunities for local people.”