Royal Cornwall Hospital Delivery Suite

Issue

Twenty-five years since its last refurbishment, the Maternity Delivery Suite at the Royal Cornwall Hospital was in need of a revamp. The new facility has been created to ensure mothers, babies and families have a home-from home experience, but in a clinical and psychologically safe environment: a hospital setting without the hospital feel.

The maternity delivery suite comprises of nine delivery rooms and includes a high dependency unit. With these very high traffic areas, robust, yet good looking interior design products were a must.

Approach

The team wanted to bring an essence of Cornwall into the space to evoke the calming influence of the sea and the natural world, but needed a solution with proven clinical credentials in safety, hygiene and easy maintenance.

“Every staff member in the maternity department was asked to submit their ideas for the new space, their vision, both practically and visually,” said Zoe Nelson, Acute Maternity Matron at the hospital. “Our Estates Department

Manager, Duncan Clift, recommended Altro, because he has used them before in the hospital with great success and trusts their products.”

Solution

The Royal Cornwall Hospital chose Altro Wood and Altro Pisces safety floors in colours to represent sand. For the walls, they selected Altro Whiterock Satins in ocean hues to mirror the sea, and Altro Fortis Titanium wall protection in

Pearl and Battleship to replicate rocks. Altro Whiterock Digiclad was used to portray wall art of Cornish ocean scenes. The result is a beautiful environment that promotes a relaxing birthing experience for mother and baby.