The state is funding the project with 500,000 euros. Secretary of State for Health Oliver Grundei handed over a funding notice today (December 19th) during a visit to the Lübeck University of Technology. Grundei emphasizes: The hospital landscape is facing major challenges. Significant transformations are coming. We are now moving forward where we as a country have responsibility – in investment financing and hospital infrastructure. Together with the TH Lübeck, we would like to adapt the state-of-the-art in healthcare construction for Schleswig-Holstein – with a clear focus on implementation in concrete construction projects.
Clear orientation
The planning and quality compass is intended to replace the standard program for hospital construction. It is intended to give hospitals in the state clear orientation and help ensure that the hospital buildings in Schleswig-Holstein are designed to be future-proof. The compass will be the basis for the state’s planning and funding decisions.
Application-oriented science
Dr. Muriel Kim Helbig, President of the Lübeck University of Technology, emphasizes: The project shows how application-oriented science can be combined with practical requirements. This is particularly valuable for healthcare buildings that have a high social significance. We are very pleased that we can launch this project together with the state and for Schleswig-Holstein.
Health-friendly, healing-promoting and motivating architecture
Healthcare buildings are cost-intensive and must take into account the diverse requirements of medicine, care, hygiene, but also fire protection, logistics and occupational safety. Medical progress, automation and changing demands on the interaction of inpatient, day clinic or outpatient care require a maximum of flexibility. In addition, the understanding has changed from “hospital construction” to “health architecture”. The positive effects of health-friendly, healing-promoting and staff-motivating architecture are now well documented. All of these aspects are taken up conceptually in the “Beyond Expediency” project.
Empowering Health Care Design
The project is led by Dipl.-Ing. Architect Stephan Wehrig, who, with his professorship, is responsible for healthcare construction at the department Construction the THL is responsible. Wehrig has more than 20 years of professional experience in designing and designing healthcare buildings – in practice as well as in research and teaching. He clarifies: We need an expansion of the term ‘expediency’! The project title ‘Beyond Expediency’ expresses exactly that. We are therefore addressing – both structurally and in terms of personnel – the responsible use of our resources as well as the appropriate consideration of the internationally established quality standards of ‘Empowering Health Care Design’, i.e. an architecture and infrastructure that is health-friendly, promotes healing and motivates staff.
Future of healthcare construction
Overall, the project creates a link between health policy and implemented health construction. However, the university and the ministry also have further expectations associated with it. The collaboration offers the opportunity to establish a focus of knowledge and expertise at THL for the future design of the hospital infrastructure. This is intended to serve as a forum for all those involved in the future of healthcare construction. They should share insights and experiences and continue the exchange on the design of the hospital infrastructure.