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Construction
of the Humanitas Center of the Mediterranean,

Catania (Italy)

For several years, Artelia Italia has been assisting the Humanitas Group, a top tier player in the
healthcare sector in Italy. In July 2017, the client commissioned us to manage the construction
of its new establishment in Catania, Sicily, a 178-bed hospital specialising in oncology. The three
Taking part in the creation of a buildings have a total floor area of 33,000 m . The diagnostic and treatment area (imagery,
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hospital, a place that will provide operating suite, radiotherapy, pharmacy, etc.) was to be situated in the basement, outpatient and
vital services to thousands day care activities on the ground floor, with the three upper floors reserved for hospitalisation.
of people, is in itself a very
rewarding assignment. It is all This project was launched over 10 years ago, but had been suspended for administrative
the more so in this case, as this reasons. It was finally permitted to resume in 2017 provided a substantial modification was
178-bed centre has been created made in the original programme. In spite of this, the client’s aim was to complete the works
by the Humanitas Group in Sicily, by the second half of 2019. We therefore had to finish a building of great complexity – like all
where the need for healthcare hospitals - within a very short time frame, meeting the high quality standards set by the client
establishments is huge. We are and keeping within the framework of the target budget.
very proud to have successfully We set up a strict organisation structure that allowed us to complete the conceptual design
carried out this operation within very quickly, anticipate the commencement of the civil works, carefully coordinate the
the tight deadlines set. multidisciplinary specialists and manage the particularly complex process of building a
hospital of this size. As Humanitas is a very well-structured organisation, our collaboration
was fruitful and decisions were made rapidly. Finally, in September 2019, the works were
completed and in April 2020, following official authorisation and accreditation procedures, the
new establishment opened its doors.

Michele Abbatemarco
© Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese Project Director | Artelia Italia | Europe & Retail

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