Freehold Clinic and Day Surgery Centre

A unique opportunity to acquire a medical clinic converted from an iconic church building with all its historical glory in Worthing, West Sussex. Built in 1903 to a gothic style as an open space which lent itself the unique opportunity to be converted to a 3 story hospital and a day surgery centre.  The comprehensive and sensitive conversion has won an award for the best conversion building in 2014.

Despite the architectural and historical significance, the building is not listed.  The main external architecture with all its grandeur has been preserved while the interior is totally new & modern in design encompassing the latest technology in energy saving equipment, climate control ventilation systems and extensively connected IT provisions with servers. Architectural oak designs, stained glass and stone features of the old church have also been incorporated in the modern conversion celebrating the history of this unique building.

It is smartly divided into and outpatient block, day surgery facility and administration suite but cleverly integrated in one building.  The ground floor of the outpatient block has few glass shop front for closely associated ancillary services such as a cafeteria, pharmacy, beauty therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and other paramedical services.  The first and second floors are organised into consulting rooms each with its associated services and waiting areas.  Day surgery occupies an adjacent portion of the building and includes patient triaging / recovery, 2 operating theatres, a preparation area and theatre facilities.  Theatres is supported by ample storage, sluice room and changing rooms with showers. There are several rooms marked for establishing an in-house sterilisation facility should that be required.  There are rooms in the rear of the building which can be used as private patient recovery areas.  There are also established laundry facilities.  The administration block consists of several large rooms which can be used as open space admin rooms and a well set up conference suite with its iconic vault of the old church in addition to seminar / meeting rooms. The conference suite is well connected with the hospital server and connectable to the operating theatres for live surgery seminars.  The admin suite also houses a dedicated server with its temperature controlled room providing comprehensive intranet network. All rooms are climate controlled providing a comfortable environment in all seasons. A separate air exchange and filtration system providing clean and germ free air at all times while recovering heat and saving costs.  The operating suite has its own dedicated ventilation & filtration system with customizable air exchanges to more than 55 times.

Sussex covers a very large area of about 935K acres and has a population of over 1.6M. The population of Sussex congregates mainly around the coast.  Worthing is strategically situated on the coast in the middle and is well connected by roads, trains and public transport to all major cities and towns.   It has always been a very affluent part of Southern England and has a large portion of wealth and insured patients. The building is strategically situated in the heart of Worthing Town, one street from the main shopping area.  Connects well with all public transport to include buses and trains.  Immediately opposite is a multi-story car park owned by the local council and offer ample parking with very reasonable tariffs.

Panacea houses a multidisciplinary medical service with the main emphasis at the moment on a comprehensive Ophthalmic care and surgery. There are also regular clinics offering skin cosmetic care, chiropody & foot care, physiotherapy, osteopathy, orthopaedics and Intra-articular Injections. Mental health counselling is also available.

The sale is for the building only.