We renovate an old hospital in Seville to help the fight against COVID-19

The Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructure teams involved in the project, which began in August 2020 and ended in December, had experience working under strict protocols to avoid contagion.

The measures implemented included the doubling-up of technical positions to ensure permanent coverage of the post, even in the event of sick leave due to infection or quarantine, in order to safeguard on-time delivery of the project.

We also conducted PCR screening on the team in a preventative, staggered fashion to limit the number of personnel in quarantine should a positive case be detected.  

The measures were successful in that they enabled the project to be completed on time and with the highest of quality standards.  

During the pandemic, the hospitals we manage around the world have shared their expertise and experiences to improve the services we offer users and employees. 

We also created a multidisciplinary task force to address hospital challenges: from their design and construction, to their post-COVID management.
We compiled a document entitled Comprehensive Hospital Management Strategies for Epidemic diseases (SARS-CoV-2), which includes all the lessons learned from this experience.  

In addition, we developed two technical documents about preventing the spread of COVID-19 and other hospital issues, such as post-COVID architecture and integrated hospital management strategies during epidemics. 

These documents include architectural strategies, technical and managerial recommendations for the design and construction phases, and strategies to improve hospital organization and management during the operational phase. Some of the recommended measures are already being implemented at functioning hospitals and will likewise be implemented at newly built facilities.