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Neuro Centre

The Neuro Centre is the largest centre in Phase I. It comprices 5 wings with a gross area of 31 000 m2.

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Of this space, some 22% is used by the university, and the rest by the hospital.

The Neuro Centre provides expertise in ear, nose and throat conditions, ophthalmology, neurology, neurosurgery, audiology, clinical neurophysiology, maxillofacial surgery, rehabilitation, stroke, headaches and multidisciplinary treatment of patients with spinal conditions. It will also provide significantly improved facilities for medicine for the elderly.

The Neuro Centre includes 141 beds, 32 day-treatment spaces and 10 recovery beds. The building will have five floors and a mezzanine level for technical services, with the potential for adding an extra floor.

The centre accommodates 12 operating theatres and a radiology department with several diagnostic units and an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. Research and teaching are integrated with the treatment of patients.

The Neuro Centre has an auditorium, seminar rooms and other facilities designed to promote effective cooperation between clinical activities and research/teaching.

There is a strong commitment to day treatment and day surgery at the centre. With extensive use of the Patient Hotel, the need for conventional hospital beds will be reduced. This makes it possible to build the Neuro Centre with fewer traditional beds and still increase throughput.

Facts: Neuro Centre:

Construction starts: March 3, 2003
Planned completion date: August 6, 2006 (East wing 2005)
Gross area: 30,190 m2
Principal architecht: Frisk Arkitekter AS