The new 80,000 m2 hospital complex designed by AIA Architectes will provide around 600 beds. With 25 operating theatres and 13 treatment rooms, the hospital will expand its surgical capacities, offering more efficient patient care while bringing together a number of departments of the Tours Regional University Teaching Hospital currently spread over several facilities in the Tours agglomeration.  

The project consists of the construction of two closely linked buildings on the site of the Trousseau Hospital. This initiative demonstrates the Regional University Teaching Hospital’s desire to confirm its operational excellence in treating patients and supporting research and teaching in healthcare. 

The New Trousseau Hospital will comprise: 

• the main building, on four levels, housing the accident and emergency department, orthopaedic consultations, a large imaging platform, a forensic institute, operating theatres and treatment rooms and the hospital sterilisation facility, as well as intensive care units; 
• a second four-storey building containing inpatient wards, outpatient treatment departments, ophthalmology consultations and a laboratory zone; 
• an entrance hall connecting both buildings, with an admissions desk, 
• a basement providing car-parking space. 

The contract for the New Trousseau Hospital will be carried out by a consortium formed by two subsidiaries of Bouygues Construction (Bouygues Bâtiment Centre Sud-Ouest and Bouygues Bâtiment Grand Ouest), Equans Axima, Eiffage Énergie Systèmes and Cegelec Val-de-Loire. 

Works on the project, which is due for completion in late 2027, will employ up to 450 people at peak times, with a strong commitment to local employment and integration of local and disadvantaged people. The worksite was organized to ensure continuity of care at the nearby Tours Regional University Teaching Hospital. 

Bouygues Construction is active in the healthcare sector, seeking to improve healthcare provision in France and in other countries. The Group is currently working on the Abomey-Calavi university Hospital in Benin, Argenteuil Hospital near Paris, the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, one of the world’s most modern centres for ophthalmology, the Hospital Authority Supporting Services Center in Hong Kong and the Benguerir Hospital in Morocco.