The projects include building a new parent-child medical care centre at the University Medical Center Göttingen and expanding and refurbishing the Martha-Maria Hospital in Nuremberg.

One project is the new parent-child centre at University Medical Center Göttingen. Founded in 1732, the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) is one of Germany’s largest university hospitals, comprising more than 1600 beds and 40 specialist clinical departments. As part of its redevelopment strategy, UMG is constructing a parent-child centre to enable future-oriented medical care for mother and child. Sweco, already involved in the first construction stage (the new emergency department, critical care and surgery centre), has now also been awarded the second construction phase.

The scope of work includes multidisciplinary planning for structural and civil engineering, building information modelling (BIM), medical equipment and medical IT planning. Construction is scheduled to start in 2027 with completion expected by 2030.

The second project involves expansion and refurbishment of Martha-Maria Hospital in Nuremberg. In 2024, the Martha-Maria Hospital in Nuremberg and St. Theresienkrankenhaus, two teaching hospitals of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, merged to strengthen their healthcare services. Consequently, a major redevelopment and expansion of the Martha-Maria site is required, consolidating all inpatient units into a modern facility with 470 beds.

The aim is to raise medical care to a new level through state-of-the-art infrastructure, innovative architectural solutions, and new structures for future healthcare in the region. Sweco has developed a plan for the new building structure, based on a deficiency analysis and feasibility study, with full-scale project planning now underway. The project is expected to continue until 2038.

“We look forward to supporting our clients in creating state-of-the-art medical facilities with modern and innovative architectural solutions,” said Julia Zantke, business area president for Sweco in Germany. “Sweco’s team brings extensive experience in planning, designing and managing healthcare construction projects to meet the highest standards.”