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title: "Virtus Specialist Day Hospitals case study: A clean bill of health"
description: "Virtus ran six separate websites for their specialist day hospitals, so every change and security update had to be made six times. Pivale brought them onto one secure Drupal website on a new domain, with a design system the wider Virtus group can reuse."
url: https://www.pivale.co/work/virtus-specialist-day-hospitals/
publisher: Pivale (https://www.pivale.co)
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# Virtus Specialist Day Hospitals case study: A clean bill of health

Virtus ran six separate websites for their specialist day hospitals, so every change and security update had to be made six times. Pivale brought them onto one secure Drupal website on a new domain, with a design system the wider Virtus group can reuse.

The problem: Six separate day hospital websites, so every change and security update was made six times. The solution: One Drupal website on a new domain, with a reusable design system, hosted on Upsun behind Cloudflare. The outcome: One platform to manage, with new hospitals added without duplicating effort.

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| Client | Virtus Specialist Day Hospitals, part of the Virtus Health group |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Services | Consolidation, Drupal build with a component design system, Salesforce integration, migration, hosting on Upsun and Cloudflare |
| Engagement | A rebuild after more than 10 years on the old websites, from December 2025 to launch in April 2026 |

## Outcomes

- **6** hospital websites now run as one Drupal platform
- **1** design system across Virtus's entire suite of websites

## The challenge: Six websites, six of everything.

Virtus ran a separate website for each of their six day hospitals. On the surface everything worked. Behind the scenes it meant duplicated effort, inconsistent updates and unnecessary risk.

Every change had to be repeated on each site, and security had to be managed in six places.

The websites had served the business for more than 10 years. It was time for a rebuild that could change with the needs of the business and their patients.

A freelance designer created the new design. Pivale ran discovery, built it as reusable Drupal components, moved the content across and connected the site to Virtus's Salesforce CRM, working across European and Australian time zones.

## What we built: One site, one codebase.

### One platform and domain

The six sites became one Drupal website on a new domain, with one place to manage content, security and updates.

### A design system for the group

A clean, modern design system built for reuse, which will go on to shape upcoming website rebuilds across the Virtus Health group.

### Security first

Security was part of the build from day one, with one hardened system in place of six separate sites.

### A simpler content structure

Content updates are simpler and the same across all the hospitals, and a new hospital can be added without duplicating effort.

### Hosted on Upsun and Cloudflare

The site runs on Upsun's cloud behind Cloudflare. Upsun's environments meet standards including ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, PCI L1 and HIPAA.

## Results: Designed for patients, built for progress.

### 6 sites to 1 platform

Less duplication, and far easier to manage.

### Stronger security

One hardened system in place of six separate sites, with lower cost and less risk.

### Faster workflows

Content updates are simpler and consistent across all the hospitals.

### Lower long-term cost

No licence fees and no bloated stack.

## Related solutions and services

- [Digital transformation](https://www.pivale.co/solutions/digital-transformation): From scattered systems to one clear operating model.
- [Drupal development](https://www.pivale.co/services/drupal): Content management for ambitious enterprises.
- [Integrations](https://www.pivale.co/services/integrations): CRM, ERP and DAM connections you can trust.
- [Secure hosting](https://www.pivale.co/services/hosting): Upsun’s certified cloud, behind Cloudflare.

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Source: https://www.pivale.co/work/virtus-specialist-day-hospitals/. Pivale is a UK digital consultancy. Book a 30-minute call at https://www.pivale.co/contact/ or email hello@pivale.co.