operating theatres at the Israelite Hospital

The Israelite Hospital Hamburg (IK-H) is one of Germany's leading clinics in the field of minimally invasive surgery, also known as laparoscopic surgery in the abdominal area.

The IK-H requires an urgent renewal of the technology for the functional section of the existing building, which houses, among other things, 4 operating rooms. Consequently, the building and its rooms also need updating. In this context, we have planned an extension to the northeast of the existing building together with the IK-H to accommodate the necessary technical areas and additional auxiliary spaces. This extension will also allow us to adapt and expand two of the operating rooms within the ongoing operation to meet user needs.

Based on our plans as ARGE GP General Planner (GP), in collaboration with the planning team Eneratio (Technical Building Equipment), Wetzel & von Seht (Structural Planning), Mediplan (Medical Technology), Hahn Consult (Fire Protection), and landscape architect Klingenberg (Outdoor Facilities), a modern operating unit with new social, documentation, and meeting rooms, as well as additional necessary storage capacities, will be created.

The joint goal of IK-H, us as GP, and not least the social authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg as the funding provider is to adapt the auxiliary spaces to the increased number of operations and their workflows. We aim to enlarge the floor area of the operating department by extending the building in an airy height. The operating rooms being redesigned will be brought up to a current standard that will allow the future use of robotics in surgery, particularly for laparoscopic procedures. The use of robotics requires larger operating rooms and additional auxiliary spaces for support, enabling contemporary, less invasive surgery techniques for patients and simultaneously improving working conditions for the operating staff.

The needs have been defined, the planning and tendering are largely complete, and the project partners for the construction implementation have been found. We can now start the next project phase of construction implementation with a good feeling.