The Mowassat is Kuwait's oldest private hospital and in
1998 its owner, the Al Wazzan Group, recognized that it required urgent upgrading and expansion.
The project involved:
• The total demolition of the existing hospital and replacement by a state-of-the-art hospital on the same side.
• Ensuring the continuous functioning of the hospital throughout the period of demolition and construction.
• Ensuring that the resulting hospital reflected the most up to date standards of U.S health care.
Gulf consult were commissioned to provide full engineering services and detailed architectural input.
Rees Associates of USA were the specialized hospital planners and concept architects, with Turner as the Construction Manager.
Project Details
Location:
Salmiya, Kuwait.
Client: The Al Wazzan Group.
Services Performed:
Architectural/ Engineering Design and Construction Supervision.
Cost:
KD. 6.60 million.
Completion:
2000.
Project Data:
New general hospital of 16,000 sq.m. incorporating 100 beds, extensive outpatient and support facilities.
The project was divided into two phases, allowing occupancy of the first phase to permit the existing hospital to be demo-lished before the commence-ment of Phase II.
The project was designed and constructed on a fast track basis, with more than 20 bid packs.
