SYSTRA designs a hospital building in Norway

On 22 May 2024, the first patients were admitted to the new building at the Norwegian Radium Hospital, and by September all the staff and patients admitted for radiotherapy will have moved into the new wing.

The establishment, founded in 1932 and home to cutting-edge services in research, oncology, and gene therapy, was able to count on SYSTRA Norway to deliver its new premises. It is now the only hospital in Europe entirely dedicated to cancer treatment, with cutting-edge research carried out in conjunction with the OCCI (Oslo Cancer Cluster – Incubator).

I’m happy and proud to have been able to contribute to this project as the person responsible for the IT solutions for a new laboratory where Radiumhospitalet will, for the first time, have a fully automated analysis hall; and a Radiation therapy planning (photon and proton). The work has involved mapping out changes, determining the need for new equipment (medical-technical and software), implementing changes in the IT systems, and ensuring that everything works together. My special thanks go to SYSTRA colleague Karoline Strand, who supervised all the tests in the building occupied by Oslo University Hospital.

Hanna Elgvin, Senior Project Manager, SYSTRA Norway Consulting

A project for healthcare services

From 2022 to 2024, SYSTRA Norway worked for Sykehusbygg HF, the Norwegian agency for the construction of hospitals. In particular we were responsible for auditing and testing the IT systems of the new laboratory, where hospital staff will benefit for the first time from a fully automated analysis room. We also worked on the certification of the wing dedicated to radiotherapy (using photon beams) and proton therapy (using proton beams).

In detail, we had to monitor the modifications and map the changes on the plans, check the new medical and IT equipment installed, install the IT systems, and ensure that all the equipment was working properly. The assignment was carried out in close coordination with the biomedical laboratory scientists, oncologists, radiotherapists, and medical physicists on the clinical side, as well as the constructors of the building itself. The building was delivered to Oslo University Hospital on 30 April 2024, and the last reservations will be lifted by the end of the summer.

SYSTRA Norway’s consultancy teams have many years’ experience in the digital healthcare sector. We are working on numerous projects with a positive impact on the development of healthcare provision in the country. We are called upon by public institutions and private clients alike for the digital transition of their systems, the construction and certification of their facilities, and for analysis, decision support and change management.

Tonje Bay-Eriksson, Client Manager, SYSTRA Norway

The various services are due to be installed this autumn, with the new laboratory in September, followed by the new operating theatres, and finally the new proton therapy centre in December.