Yes, Folks, This Is Where I Work ....

[debris4spike]

As I have Fridays off work, I decided to try and keep my focus, so decided to go for a walk, complete with camera.  So I went for a walk around the outside of the hospital I work at.  The main building was opened in 1992, however as you can see here, if you want that it's history dates back to 1743

Anway, here is a stroll around the outside of The Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital -
If you drive in, then this is the sign that greets you on the road


This is the main entrance, and as you can see by the ambulances there is a medical triage unit just off camera on the left. However, on the first (second if you came from USA) floor, on the left, is the department where I do most of my work ... so, yes, this is the entrance I use.


This is the Orthopaedic entrance ... and for the observant, there are 3 stories, as the building is very long, and built on a slight hill.


This is ED/A&E ... suprise to not see at least one ambulance here


This is the heli-pad, capable of having 2 helicopters on it. The building looking down on it is one of two dialysis units in Exeter


This is the new Medical School building, and actually won an award for design - however judged it obviously never had to walk through it, as it's a weird layout inside. As you can see, at present, it is where one of the Covid clinics are running.




This is Wonford House (and it's gatehouse), and older building amd actually where Claire (my sister-in-law) will be working at some point. It is the admin site for the NHS Devon, as well as the Mental Health HQ for South Devon (ie Offices). Jiffy used to love to walk this way as the grass meant there was always lots to explore, and sniff










This is the newest building, only completed last year, and is a Mother & Baby unit for ladies who are detained under parts of the Mental Health Act ... I actually walk in past this everyday as I weave around the buidings.



And, just to keep up ...
8. Do you often make impulsive purchases?
The thing I to be careful around is jewellery, as I have bought a few things over the years ... and given half a chance, would buy some more!!

Comments

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Some interesting architecture there.

[debris4spike]

The original building was done in the 70's and had to be taken down due to concrete cancer.

That medical school is certainly "odd" inside, as well as out.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

as the building is very long, and built on a slight hill

This made me smile - it seems to be some law of nature that hospitals are always built on hills. I can imagine someone drawing up a design for a new one and the planners saying "But this is all flat land - have you considered forming a couple of artificial mounds?"

When they opened our new one in 2003 they have actually managed to keep access to the wards and clinics all on a pair of totally flat corridors - but you go up sloping corridors to the kitchens, stores, morgue and so on.

It means that visitors should never need to use the slopes but they do get lost sometimes; perhaps subconsciously everyone expects to go up and down in a hospital and so they presume they need to go along the sloping corridor :)

[debris4spike]

LOL - so many people moan about the RD&E as it is so long. They expect it to be taller and shorter ... however in Exeter no buildings within 2 miles are allowed to be taller than the cathedral. Silly though as being mostly along one (well 2 as on 2 floors) long corridor, in theory, you can't get lost!