Hospitals

ISMETT 2 Hospital

PROJECT DETAILS

City

Carini, Palermo

Country

Italy

Customer

UPMC Italy

Architectural design

RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop, CMR Project

Period

2021-2023

Amount of works

180.000.000 €

Services Provided

Structure Design | BIM

Sector

Hospitals

Dimensions

35.000 m²

Construction technique

steel, reinforced concrete

A new hospital for Sicily

In the city of Carini, on the outskirts of Palermo, the new hospital of the Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione - ISMETT - is born. A structure designed by arch. Renzo Piano, conceived so that it will become a reference point in the Mediterranean basin for specialized medical treatments with cutting-edge technologies. Together with the nearby Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Research (CBRB) of the Ri.MED Foundation, ISMETT2 will be a hub for biomedical care and research in the Sicilian territory.

A new hospital for Sicily

An advanced hospital complex

Within the hospital, inpatient care is organized on the basis of an availability of 256 beds, including 42 intensive care beds. The latter are organized in areas independent and isolated from those dedicated to the care of ordinary patients, and the remaining beds, designed to be convertible in case of emergencies, such as the one that occurred during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, will quickly be added to them. The hospital will also count on 14 operating rooms, 50 rooms for outpatient use and advanced diagnostic departments, housing, in addition to transplantation, advanced oncology, orthopedic and neuroscience programs

Structurally, the complex consists of two longitudinal bodies, parallel to each other and interconnected by the large concrete plate on the ground floor and suspended pedestrian bridges. A hospital nestled in a green setting available to patients, staff and visitors, who will benefit from the large surrounding open space, characterized by Mediterranean scrubland.

The ISMETT2 hospital complex is structured on three underground reinforced concrete levels, to which up to four floors above ground will be added. The latter will be built in a mixed steel-concrete structure, with main and secondary beams collaborating with corrugated sheet metal horizons. The roof of the building, equipped with photovoltaic panels, will be made of metal carpentry, treated with paints that can protect against corrosion and pollution, as well as through intumescent paints that ensure static resistance in case of fire.