A unique opportunity to acquire a new hospital converted from an iconic church building with all its historical glory in Worthing. Built in 1903 in a gothic style as an open space which lent itself the unique opportunity to be converted to a 3 story hospital and a day surgery centre. Despite the architectural and historical significance, the building is not listed. The comprehensive and sensitive conversion has won an award for the best conversion building in 2014.
Location
The building is strategically situated in the heart of Worthing Town, one street from the main shopping area. Connects well with all public transport to include buses and trains. Immediately opposite is a multi-story car park owned by the local council and offer ample parking with very reasonable tariffs.
Sussex covers a very large area of about 935K acres and has a population of over 1.6M. West Sussex is the largest portion of Sussex which covers an area of 492K acres with a population of over 800K. The population of Sussex congregates mainly around the coast. Worthing is strategically situated on the coast near the middle and is well connected by roads to all major cities and towns including Brighton & Hove, Burgess Hill, Shoreham, East Grinstead, Crawley, Horsham, Billingshurst, Pulborough, Petworth, Midhurst, Chichester and Portsmouth.
Accommodation
It is smartly divided into and outpatient block, day surgery facility and administration suite but cleverly integrated in one building. The ground floor of the outpatient block has 7 glass-fronted shops for closely associated ancillary services such as a cafeteria, pharmacy, beauty therapy, acupuncture and other paramedical services. The first and second floors are organised into consulting rooms each with its associated services and waiting areas. A total of 22 consulting rooms. Day surgery occupies an adjacent portion of the building and includes patient triaging / recovery, two operating theatres, a preparation area and theatre facilities. Theatres are supported by ample storage, sluice room and a changing room with a shower. There are several rooms marked for establishing an in-house sterilisation facility should that be required. There are rooms in the rear of the building which can be used as patient recovery areas. There are also established laundry facilities. The administration block consists of 3 large open space rooms which can be used for admin, teaching or seminars. A separate well set up lecture hall with its iconic vault of the old church, and connectable through the hospital server to the operating theatres for live surgery seminars. The admin suite also houses a dedicated server room with its own ventilation system. To service the building, there are 4 storage rooms, several toilets, lift service, 2 plant rooms and a basement that houses the hospital utilities. It has a car parking space at the rear that can accommodate over 33 cars.