Drone footage shows early work at new Monklands hospital
The project forms part of NHS Lanarkshire's Monklands Replacement Project (MRP), which aims to deliver a health facility on the Wester Moffat site.
(Image: Supplied) Fiona Cowan, clinical lead for nursing at the MRP, said: "It's inspiring to see the vast extent of the site and envisage where services and facilities will appear as Scotland's most advanced hospital takes shape.
"As the camera flies across the landscape, captions pop up to show where future landmarks will be, including multi-storey and surface car parks, offering twice the number of spaces than the existing hospital.
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"We see the part of the site that will host a huge energy centre that will help drive our vision to create Scotland's first net-zero hospital and power our ambitions for a fully digital facility."
The video begins by highlighting the nearby Caldervale High School for orientation and uses on-screen captions to indicate future hospital features.
It also identifies the planned locations of wards, the emergency department, and an "assessment village," which will support a reimagined model of care.
(Image: Supplied) Other key areas highlighted include the critical care unit, designed to support patients with enhanced levels of care and life support.
Ms Cowan said: "Monklands is the home of cancer care in Lanarkshire so the area where the new cancer unit will be built is also highlighted."
The video also shows the construction compound and heavy machinery already on site.
MRP construction partner Laing O'Rourke will move around one million cubic metres of earth to prepare the land.
The MRP is currently finalising its full business case for approval by the Scottish Government.
If approved, construction will begin ahead of a scheduled opening in 2031.
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