Sheppard Robson completes NHS helipad air bridge

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2021-05-17T14:41:00

Grafton Street Helipad Bridge by Sheppard Robson_Credit Adrian Lambert (1)

Source: Adrian Lambert

‘Hospital corridor in sky’ will shave vital minutes off journeys for critically ill patients

Sheppard Robson has completed a 130m long cranked bridge that will allow critically ill patients to be flown by helicopter directly to Manchester’s city centre hospitals.

Suspended 18m above the ground, the “hospital corridor in the sky” runs from a helipad on the roof of a multi-storey car park straight into Manchester Royal Infirmary. It will also serve neighbouring Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Previously patients had to be airlifted to a nearby park, then transferred to hospital by a normal road ambulance, adding extra minutes and discomfort to situations where every second counts.

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