The groundbreaking ceremony for Málaga’s new Virgen de la Esperanza Hospital took place on Monday, 2 February. The project, promoted by the Regional Government of Andalusia and executed by the joint venture (UTE) formed by OHLA, Sando Construcción and Vialterra, is set to become one of the most important healthcare infrastructures in the country.

The new hospital complex, to be built by the Sando–OHLA–Vialterra joint venture, will be located on the grounds of the current Hospital Civil and represents a key milestone in strengthening healthcare services in the region and modernising healthcare provision. The project has a budget of €543.36 million (€449.06 million excluding VAT) for the construction of the new hospital, as well as the concession for the works and operation of the parking facilities. It is co‑funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the 2021–2027 framework.

The future hospital will feature 815 rooms, an emergency department equipped with 31 medical consultation rooms, 8 nursing consultation rooms and 61 observation beds, as well as 80 ICU beds and a surgical block with 48 operating theatres. The outpatient area will house 158 medical specialty rooms and 38 nursing rooms, together with dedicated spaces for teaching and research. All of this is conceived within a design centred on humanisation, accessibility and comfort, in which the use of new technologies and construction industrialisation will play a key role.

The project will be developed in two phases: the first will include the construction of the parking facilities, while the second will focus on the hospital building itself.