tons of bricks and 18 floors of the building and the impossibility of the structure collapsing due to the risk of debris damaging other functioning healthcare services. This Tuesday, October 12 Hospital began the demolition phase of its old tower, which was necessary for it Bringing the largest demolition machine in Spain. The process of dismantling the structure will continue until the end of the year, when the building’s stele will disappear from the horizon. Once the remains are removed and the yard cleared, therapeutic gardens will be created.
The staircase that gave patients and professionals access to the headquarters on October 12 for 52 years now only serves the purpose of accumulating debris. Since the beginning of the year, the hospital complex has begun work on demolishing the tower, after completing its transfer to the new building. During these months, workers dismantled windows on the first floors, ceilings, roofs, roofs, electrical systems, pipes, as well as Remove historical marker Which crowned the facade.
Once this first stage progresses, the process begins to demolish the exterior structure and its foundations. For this reason the largest demolition machine available in Spain was brought. This is what they explained from the hospital, “It is equipped with a 62-meter-high boom, capable of reaching the upper floors of the building.” Due to the tower’s proximity to other health facilities, a slide or tip-over demolition system, which consists of collapsing the structure, is “strictly prohibited.” Thus, the process is carried out gradually, combining Manual and robot-assisted demolition techniques.
By the end of the year, the site is expected to be virtually empty, as the last structures and debris are removed. Of the original location, only the hall, which has been renovated in recent years, and the underground facilities remain. Here they were andAdvanced medical equipment for cancer treatment Or services such as histopathology, which once the entire procedure is completed will be placed in that area again. These spaces will be connected to the new hospital through underground tunnels.
Once all these processes are completed, construction of a therapeutic garden will begin on the plot of land where the tower is now located. Among the 12th of October Hospital’s plans is to create a green area with vegetated and shaded spaces that can be used by patients and professionals in the healthcare complex. everyone The process of modernizing the hospital began in August 2021 With construction work on the new recovery room on the old parking lot.