Hotel transformed into rehabilitation facility for Buckinghamshire inpatients

 A hotel has been transformed into a rehabilitation facility for Buckinghamshire inpatients.

As part of its response to the current Omicron surge, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, working closely with Buckinghamshire Council, have swiftly reconfigured the Olympic Lodge Hotel to create an additional temporary care facility.

Olympic Lodge will welcome its first patients on Monday 31st January 2022.

Located in the grounds of Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the two-story building is for those patients who do not need a hospital bed but require further support as they prepare to return home. The building includes single rooms and a light filled day room where patients can socialise.

Jenny Ricketts, Director of Community Transformation at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, said: ‘When our patients no longer need to be in a hospital bed, it is better for their ongoing recovery to return to the comfort of their own home as soon as possible. This unit will provide a safe and suitable environment for patients to regain their confidence and independence. It will also provide some of the extra capacity we need through the winter period.

A huge amount of work has gone into swiftly setting up the unit and I’d like to thank all those involved from within the Trust, the team at Olympic Lodge and our partners at Buckinghamshire Council.‘

*Source of article : Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.