FLOATING HOSPITAL - NORCAT

The NorCat Floating Hospital is a fully equipped and functional hospital. It is based on a catamaran hull thus providing an exceptional amount of available floor space. With its shallow draught it is very well suited for use in all types of navigable waterways.

NorCat Floating Hospital consisting of:

• Sea Lord Catamaran
• On-board reception area
• Triage
• Pre-Operating room
• Operating room
• ICU
• Recovery
• X ray facilities
• Laboratory
• Sterilization
• Ward for patients
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Wards for crew and staff
• Dining facilities
• Laundry


Medical modules (with all necessary specialty instruments) that can be included are, amongst others:
• General surgery
• Various categories of specialty surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Gynaecology
• Delivery
• ENT

Optional equipment:
• Helicopter pad helicopter landing platform
• Landing ramp for various types of vehicles
• Ambulance

Sea Lord Catamaran
The Sea Lord Catamaran is designed with symmetric hulls and optimized for low hull resistance, sea keeping properties comfort.
The vessel to be built of aluminium, all welding to be in conformity with approved drawings from DNV rules.
Welded construction in structural parts.
Shell plating to be strengthened by way of sea chests, drain plugs etc.
Drainage holes to be made in all frames/ supports where appropriate.

Main Dimension
Length overall 41,77 meters
Beam overall 13,47 meters
Beam moulded 13,17 meters
Draught (propeller) 2,30 meters
Draught moulded 3,90 meters

Speed and Performance
Max speed 24 knots with 2 x 1050 kW

Upper deck
Small helicopter landing area
Stretcher lift to boat and main deck
Communication office
Wheelhouse

Boat Deck
Gallery with cold storage and storage
Dining Room for 31 people
TV Lounge
Cabins, 4 beds 2 cabins
Cabins, 1 beds 10 cabins
Captains Cabin & Lounge 1 cabin
Toilet & Shower 5 cabins
Storage 2 cabins
One special fast pick up boat with arrangement for stretcher

Main Deck
Two Operating Rooms with common Anesthesia and Scrub Up area
ICU with 3 beds
Clean Utility
Dirty Utility
Recovery with 7 beds
Storage, 3 Rooms
Blood Bank
Laboratory incl. storage
Locker incl. toilets & shower
Doctor ICU
Resuscitation / Examination
Resuscitation / X-ray
Examination, 3 rooms
Reception and Waiting Area for 28 people, incl. 2 toilets
Arrangement for ambulances with hydraulic ramp for beach landing

Under main deck
Morgue
Medical stores
Refrigerated/freezing stores for food