Health Care
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario promises funds for facilities investment
The 2024 Ontario budget commits $200 million over three years for sport and recreation infrastructure and $620 million over 10 years for repairs and upgrades in health care facilities.
REMI Network
First Nations celebrates multi-purpose health facility in Saskatchewan
The hospital will enhance primary care and mental health services throughout the three communities of Cote First Nation, Keeseekoose First Nation, and The Key First Nation.
REMI Network
Manitoba commits $1.5B for Winnipeg hospital
The largest health capital investment in the province's history will rebuild the core of Health Sciences Centre and expand the Bannatyne campus.
Construction Business
Expanded ICU set to open at Nanaimo hospital
A new 12-bed intensive care unit (ICU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is set to open at the end of June.
Construction Business
Vancouver long-term care home moves forward
The St. Vincent’s Heather long-term care home is in the procurement phase with construction expected to start in fall 2025.
Construction Business
B.C. First Nation health centre breaks ground
The Sts'ailes Community Care Campus broke ground in Harrison Mills, B.C.
Construction Business
Alberta infrastructure work boosts economy
In 2022, the Alberta government made significant progress on provincial infrastructure needs, investing in planning, design and construction work.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Innovations in health care monitoring technology
There are so many innovative ways to use surveillance technology and equipment beyond traditional security.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Minding mould in LTC and hospitals
Air exchanges and mechanical systems that were sufficient when buildings were constructed may be considered undersized today, allowing fertile ground for mould growth.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Health care facilities earn green accolades
The annual benchmarking exercise tracks energy and water savings, waste reduction, pollution prevention and environmental leadership in four different categories of health care facilities.
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Yukon budget commits to reforming health system
The Yukon has earmarked $165 million for initiatives that will modernize the territory’s health system and ramp up mental health and substance-use supports.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
IEHA renews focus on healthcare and hospitality
IEHA has announced an updated brand identity, including a new name and logo, to reflect its role in the healthcare and hospitality industries.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Code rigour relaxed for ad hoc health care space
The NFPA guidance on alternative compliance options was developed to address four scenarios that have been rapidly arising in the United States.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian health care delivers climate champions
More than 190 health care organizations collectively represent 17,500 hospitals and related facilities in 28 countries that have signed on to the global effort to improve the sector's resiliency and reduce its environmental footprint.
REMI Network
NZ quake study gets to heart of housing damage
Researchers have drawn a link between destabilized housing conditions and a higher than normal heart attack rate in the aftermath of New Zealand's 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
REMI Network
Green Hospital Scorecard results to roll out soon
Ontario-based hospitals are currently filling out the Green Hospital Scorecard—a sustainable benchmarking tool that will soon go national.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Brampton’s Peel Memorial Centre reaches substantial completion
Brampton’s Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness has reached substantial completion, making the building ready for occupation.
