SNF General Hospital of Sparta

The new General Hospital of Sparta is part of the Stavros Niarchos Health Initiative, which is expected to exceed $500m and includes the design, construction and outfitting of 3 hospitals in Greece. Llewelyn Davies has been selected as Healthcare Experts and is working in close collaboration with world-renowned architect Renzo Piano.

The hospital will provide healthcare services for the local population of Sparta, including 165 beds, Critical Care, 6 Operating Theatres, 16 Outpatient Clinics, Haemodialysis, Emergency Department with Observation Unit, a 10-bed Mental Health Unit,  Helipad and all necessary diagnostic equipment.

Innovation

• The design facilitates critical patient pathways and aids admission avoidance.
• In most surgical specialties up to 50% of workload is transferred to day procedures.
• The superstructure and façade of the hospital will be constructed from timber.
• The new hospital will be constructed adjacent to the existing facilities with a multi-phased demolition and decant plan.
• Net Carbon Zero-ready design.
• LEED Platinum accreditation is targeted as one of the first hospitals in Europe.
• The hospital will be embedded in a park with healing gardens, based on the ancient Greek concept of the Asklepion.