Green light for Horder Centre redevelopment plans

Online, June 1, 2010 (Newswire.com) - For Immediate Release

PLANS for a major £3 million development scheme at leading orthopaedic hospital The Horder Centre have been given the go ahead.
Work on the scheme at the charity-run hospital in Crowborough began immediately after Wealden District Council granted full planning permission.
The three-year scheme will create extra en-suite patient rooms, a new reception, cafe and out-patients area, a state-of-the-art physiotherapy centre with gym and a new admissions suite.
An appeal is also being launched to secure funds for the on-going work, with numerous fund-raising events and activities planned for the coming months.
Diane Thomas, Chief Executive of The Horder Centre, said: "After months of careful planning we are thrilled to secure planning permission for our development plans.
"The scheme represents a very exciting period in the Centre's history as we strive to continually improve our services and provide ever increasing benefit to our patients.
"This scheme will allow us to do that for many years to come and will, over the next three years, deliver huge improvements to accommodation, service and patient care and experience."
Enabling work to prepare for the new build projects has now begun. Phase 1 of the scheme includes a new entrance with patient reception and coffee shop, a new access road with parking, a new physiotherapy gym and fitness area and 16 new en-suite bedrooms.
Phase 2 will follow on and includes the creation of a new admissions and day care lounge.
Finally, Phase 3 will involve upgrading the hospital's infrastructure and includes a significant amount of redecoration around the entire centre.
The Horder Centre has once again teamed up with leading architects Building Ideas, based in Maidstone, who have considerable experience of working at the Centre having designed the new operating theatre.
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Contact Details:
The Horder Centre
St John's Road
Crowborough
East Sussex
TN6 1XP

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