Engineered once, deployable many times.
A multi-storey modular hospital is a 3-6 storey healthcare facility assembled from volumetric prefabricated modules on a primary structural steel frame. This construction approach is the standard solution for mid-size urban hospitals where site footprint is limited, permanent construction is required, and the project timeline must compress the conventional 30-48 month hospital construction schedule into 12-18 months. structmod multi-storey modular hospitals deliver on all three constraints without compromising clinical performance, lifecycle durability, or compliance with ministry-of-health standards.
The typical layout places high-dependency clinical functions — emergency, surgery, ICU, imaging, sterile services — on the ground and first floors for fastest access and heaviest services demand. Ward floors occupy storeys 2-5 with wings radiating from a central service core housing lifts, stairs, MEP risers, and staff circulation. A rooftop plant deck carries HVAC, water tanks, solar, medical gas reticulation and helicopter landing pad where specified. The primary structural steel frame is erected site-first, modules infill the frame over 8-16 weeks, and finishes plus commissioning complete the final 4-6 months.
structmod delivers multi-storey modular hospitals to national health ministries, university teaching hospitals, private healthcare chains and international development partners. Completed projects include a 6-storey / 340-module / 120-bed regional referral hospital in northern Iraq, a 4-storey / 80-bed maternity and paediatric hospital in East Africa, and a 5-storey / 200-bed expansion wing integrated into an existing tertiary hospital campus. Each project is engineered to destination country building codes, Eurocode 8 seismic, fire compartmentation per EN 13501, and medical electrical per IEC 60364-7-710.
Typical deployment sequence
- Month 1 — site preparation, foundation works, utilities trenching
- Month 2–3 — primary steel structure erection (EN 1090 EXC-3)
- Month 3–5 — envelope closure, roofing, curtain wall
- Month 5–7 — MEP rough-in, medical gas, emergency power
- Month 7–10 — interior fit-out, equipment installation
- Month 10–12 — commissioning, FAT/SAT, user training
- Month 12 — clinical handover with full O&M dossier
Spec sheet — STR-2992
| Overall length | 15.2 m · 49.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Width (transport) | 2.99 m |
| Width (deployed) | 2.99 m |
| Height (transport) | 3.10 m |
| Floor area (deployed) | 45.4 m² |
| Dry weight | 13.2 t |
| Chassis | EN 10025 S355JR hot-rolled steel · EN 1090 EXC-3 |
| Welding quality | EN ISO 3834-2 · certified RWC (IWE) |
| Envelope | Sandwich panel, PIR core 80 mm · λ ≈ 0.023 W/(m·K) |
| Fire resistance | EI-30 · tested to EN 13501-2 |
| Floor | Marine plywood on EPDM · R-10 slip rating |
| Electrical | 400 V / 50 Hz · 3-phase · IEC 60364 compliant |
| HVAC | VRF multi-split · HEPA H13 (medical) |
| Operating range | −25 °C to +50 °C ambient |
| Wind rating | Designed for 140 km/h basic wind (EN 1991-1-4) |
| Seismic design | Per EN 1998-1 (Eurocode 8) · ductility class DCM |
| Transport | ISO 668 footprint · CSC plate eligible (container variants) |
| Setup time | 4 hours · 2-person crew |
Full drawings, calculation notes, DoP, O&M manual and FAT report included with every unit. Specs indicative — configurable to project requirements.