Sweco has been awarded contracts to provide architecture and engineering services for two major hospital projects in Germany. 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. These wins are further proof of Sweco’s expertise in designing and optimising healthcare facilities.

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

The new client projects are:

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 1,600 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. Sweco will commence services in late 2024, with start of construction scheduled for 2027 and completion expected by 2030.

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 enhance their healthcare services. This requires a major redevelopment and expansion of the Martha-Maria site, 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. Sweco’s involvement began in 2024, with the project expected to continue until 2038.