WHO ARE WE ? GEOLOCATE US VIDEOS APPLY NEWS NEWSLETTER CAREERS KNOW HOW SUSTAINABLE EXPERTISE Know-how / Follow our projects / File of the month Hospitals, a changing sector For nearly 10 years, the development of medical techniques and the need to reduce the costs of the health system have encouraged the launch of projects to rehabilitate, extend and modernize hospitals. To encourage these changes, two national plans have been put in place. The 2007 Hospital Plan, launched in 2003, aimed to curb the increase in healthcare spending by implementing new hospital governance and activity-based pricing through the modernization of services. In this context, VINCI Construction France has set up a health research and progress group (Grep) dedicated to sharing expertise. Following the 2007 Hospital plan, as the funding did not meet expectations, a new 2012 Hospital plan was launched in 2007, providing for State aid to co-finance hospital modernization projects. Institutions must now self-finance and balance their accounts before launching any large-scale operation. Indeed, the construction costs of a new hospital can exceed 100 million euros to which must be added nearly 50 million of medical equipment, furniture, fees and other costs. Complex operations Hospitals are complex operations because this sector concentrates the most regulatory, technical or functional constraints. In this market, VINCI Construction France has acquired a leading position by capitalizing on the numerous operations carried out: more than 160 hospitals have been built by its companies since the 2000s.All VINCI Construction France subsidiaries now have emblematic operations to their credit such as the extension of the Tenon hospital in Paris, the reconstruction of the hospital in Chambéry (Savoie), the construction of the European Hospital in Marseille. (Bouches-du-Rhône) or the construction and rehabilitation of the cardiovascular and pulmonary pole of Lille (North). All of these operations are geared towards modernity and technology and also demonstrate a fine example of synergy between the Group's subsidiaries. Specialized cells VINCI Construction France's expertise has also been refined thanks to the creation of specialized technical engineering teams. For example, the Rhône-Alpes delegated department relies on the Major Projects Management unit to obtain their design expertise - good reading of the program, optimization of areas and costs - and provide an effective response to the precise needs of the medical profession. Thus, out of about fifty operations studied, about twenty were won by the teams. A concentration of expertise The techniques implemented in the hospital sector are more complex than conventional constructions. Hygiene requirements in particular require more efficient air treatment, perfectly cleaned and assembled ducts and the maintenance of precise temperatures throughout the network. A hospital is made up of small premises, each with its own specificities, networks, water points and air treatment. VINCI Construction France has another strong point: the ability to intervene in occupied sites, a very delicate operation in hospitals where controlling noise pollution and combating dust and nosocomial diseases are crucial. New trends The trend of tomorrow is first of all to regroup in order to achieve economies of scale. Bring together, for example, in the same building all the logistics functions, or even bring together all the technical platforms, often split into several buildings. In addition, priority will now be given to outpatient care to limit overnight hospitalizations. The establishments will therefore include more operating theaters, better concentrated on the territory, but fewer rooms, 200 beds on average, against 300 to 400 today. Finally, to go further in this logic, hosting outsourcing operations are being studied. Hospital hotels will thus be built, with a lower operating cost - close to that of a traditional hotel - in the absence of health services. Find the full article on pages 21 to 24 of Passion Construction n ° 45 © Gérard Detaille >> Access the list of Monthly Archives Know how Our jobs Building Civil engineering Hydraulic Specialty trades Follow our projects Work in progress Site of the month File of the month Primmea Our quality approach HISTORICAL The history of VINCI Construction France since 1878 FABRIQUE DE LA CITÉ Reinvent the city to face the challenges of today and tomorrow. Site map Accessibility Legal notices © VINCI Construction France 2009 RSS feed A VINCI company Visit the VINCI Construction site