On the 13th of March AS Oma Ehitaja handed over a new active treatment compound to the Ida-Viru Central Hospital. The new modern hospital complex is located in Ida-Virumaa County, Kohtla-Järve Ahtme district. The building has a net area of over 10 000m2 and it has been designed by Kalle Rõõmus Architecture office. This is a modern building, which is connected to the existing hospital and polyclinic with galleries and will act as a single unit. The most important departments of the new active treatment compound are emergency department to treat patients with the necessary diagnostic and emergency services, maternity unit, intensive care department, operating unit, accommodation rooms and surgical departments and day surgery unit. The new building provides modern hygiene and living conditions for patients and modern working conditions for hospital workers.
The construction works lasted for 20 months. The schedule was tight – two wintertime periods during construction period and partial furnishing of the building had to fit into the deadline. Oma Ehitaja fulfilled its contractual obligations properly which allows to start moving in and take the hospital into use from March to April. Opening ceremony will take place in early May.