Commencement of hospital construction in Flensburg now underway
New Fördeklinikum Katharinen-Hospital in Flensburg: A Collaborative Approach to Future-Proof Healthcare
The new Fördeklinikum Katharinen-Hospital in Flensburg is currently in the planning and construction phase, marking a significant development in the city's healthcare landscape.
The project, which involves the merger of the Catholic Malteser Krankenhaus St. Franziskus-Hospital and the Protestant Diakonissen-Krankenhaus, will see the new hospital relocate to a new building on the Peelwatt site. The exact architect or architectural group responsible for the design of the new hospital has not been explicitly named in the available information, but the project has been supervised by D&K drost consult GmbH from Hamburg.
The planning and construction phase commenced with the signing of a multi-party contract for Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), a collaborative approach that brings all project stakeholders - from planning to execution and ownership - together under a single contract. This innovative approach is set to be consistently implemented for the new Fördeklinikum Katharinen-Hospital in Flensburg, making it the first of its kind in German healthcare.
CEO Thorsten Stolpe emphasizes the importance of this collaborative approach, stating that it is key to future-proof healthcare construction for the new hospital.
While the groundbreaking for the new hospital on the Peelwatt site is not scheduled for late 2026, it is a separate project from the Fördeklinikum Katharinen-Hospital. The construction plan for the latter will be developed in close cooperation with all partners, but it is not part of the current planning and construction phase for the new hospital on the Peelwatt site.
The new hospital is expected to be ready for occupancy in 2030, replacing both the Catholic Malteser Krankenhaus St. Franziskus-Hospital and the Protestant Diakonissen-Krankenhaus. The official groundbreaking for the new Fördeklinikum Katharinen-Hospital in Flensburg is scheduled for late 2026.
The new hospital on the Peelwatt site will not be the first to implement a collaborative IPD model in German healthcare, as this has already been announced for the Fördeklinikum Katharinen-Hospital. A forward-thinking construction plan will be developed for the latter, ensuring the provision of high-quality, modern healthcare facilities for the people of Flensburg.
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