The clinical activities begin in the new building of the Costa del Sol Hospital

This Monday, March 3rd, the clinical services began in the new building of the expansion of the Costa del Sol University Hospital (HUCS), where several care units have been relocated. Thus, the new facilities now house the outpatient clinics, rehabilitation, extractions, the medical and oncohematological day hospitals, external medication dispensing, and the Admission and Citizen Services areas. Therefore, patients requiring these services should enter through the main door of these new hospital facilities.

The rest of the clinical activities will continue as before, in the old building, so access will remain through the entrance next to the public cafeteria and Emergency Department. The Health and Consumer Affairs Department reported that throughout March, new phases of transferring activities from other areas and services from the old building to the new one will be executed, starting in the coming weeks with clinical activities in the new Surgical Block and Ambulatory Surgery (CMA) facilities. However, updates will be provided as these transfers occur.

After freeing up space in the old hospital facilities, this area will be remodeled to expand the emergency and maternity wards, hospitalization areas, among others, and to renovate the outpatient clinic area.

Expansion Project

The expansion project of the Costa del Sol Hospital involves the construction of two new buildings: the hospital use building that is now starting its activities and another administrative building, the glazed one, which has been in service since 2023. Together, they increase the built area by about 39,000 m². Additionally, 7,000 m² of the old building will also be renovated, mainly for hospital processes and critical care. The total area of the three buildings is 90,426.78 m².

The construction is being carried out in phases. The first phase ended in 2023 with the launch of the administrative building; the second is the current phase, in which the new hospital building is being launched; and the third will involve the renovation of the old hospital, mainly for hospital processes, Emergency, ICU, Hospital Pharmacy, and Laboratory. Currently, the construction progress of the three buildings is at 95%, according to the same sources.