Seven hospital bed lifts have been brought bang up to date by the East Midlands branch of Stannah Lift Services.
The lifts are on two sites: four at Scunthorpe General Hospital and three at Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby. Major improvement works were vital in order to bring the lifts up to new/current regulations, which included incorporating new landing doors and frames with formal fire certification.
Stannah carried out all civil building works and attendances by acting as Principle Contractor which included providing site entrance protection, storage / site office establishment and managing the disposal of waste for recycling or environmental disposal as appropriate. To maintain hospital routines, each lift upgrade was completed in rotation so that at least one lift, within each group of lifts, remained in service.
Works included replacing safety gear, electrical power supplies, shaft and machine room lighting. Landing and lift car controls, operating buttons and indicators were modernised, and new, fire-rated features were incorporated. Each lift car was completely replaced with new resilient steel cabins finished to North Lincolnshire Hospital Trust’s specification to reflect corporate image.
The new equipment includes electronics that record the lifts’ day-to-day activity. Planned maintenance is in place and there has been a huge reduction in service call-outs and a significant increase in reliability, giving the hospital better circulation of human traffic at a reduced operational cost.
The East Midlands branch of Stannah Lift Services was awarded the contract by North Lincolnshire Hospital Trust – a contract won on the strength of an excellent servicing history with the hospitals’ bed lifts. This substantial refurbishment means that both hospitals can sustain their first class service to patients and staff alike.