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Construction of $1.2 billion Toronto hospital begins

Construction of West Park HealthCare Centre’s $1.2 billion hospital is underway. Development on the project kicked off on Oct. 11, 2018.

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Utility savings fund Saskatoon hospital upgrades

After completing significant hospital upgrades last year, Royal University Hospital is now doubling the expected savings from energy improvements.

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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

Ontario breaks ground on Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital

Ontario recently broke ground on Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, which will provide state-of-the-art health care services to over 500,000 people.

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Study finds medical scrubs contain dangerous bacteria

New findings via Duke University reveal that intensive care nurse scrubs are covered in dangerous bacteria that can be transferred between patients.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Mackenzie Health partners with Sodexo Canada to expand IT systems

Mackenzie Health’s Innovation Institute is partnering with Sodexo Canada to expand the interconnectivity of its IT systems to improve health care through greater flexibility.

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Canadian study examines hospital cleaning times

Canadian researchers are now working phase two of a study that is examining how much time workers spend when cleaning different types of hospital rooms,

Canadian Facility Management & Design

RFQ issued for Toronto hospital tower project

Infrastructure Ontario and Michael Garron Hospital have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a team to design, build and finance a new patient care

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario releases RFP for Fergus hospital

The Centre Wellington Region of Ontario will soon be home to the Groves Memorial Community Hospital. The province is moving forward on the project by

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ottawa hospitals receive additional funding

The Ontario government is increasing the funding it is providing to four Ottawa hospitals by over $19 million in 2016-17 in an effort to give

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario takes steps to improve local healthcare

The Scarborough/West Durham Panel recently released recommendations related to hospital governance, service delivery and planning to give patients better access to healthcare in their communities,

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Montreal hospital certified LEED Gold

The McGill Healthcare Infrastructure Group (MHIG) and McGill University Health Centre have announced the Glen site project is the first hospital in Quebec to have

Canadian Facility Management & Design

State-of-the-art Oakville hospital to open Dec. 13

Following an Ontario investment of up to $2.27 billion, the new state-of-the-art Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is set to open its doors on Dec. 13.

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Markham Stouffville Hospital earns LEED Silver

Markham Stouffville Hospital has announced the achievement of LEED Silver certification for its recent 385,000 square-foot expansion project.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Construction completed on new Oakville hospital

Interior and exterior construction on Halton Healthcare’s new Oakville hospital has reached completion.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Renovations begin at Nova Scotia hospital

A $6-million renovation project has begun at Dartmouth General Hospital in Dartmouth, N.S. Upgrades include wheelchair-accessible patient rooms and bathrooms, new healthcare worker hand-washing sinks in hallways, utility rooms for the cleaning and sterilization of medical equipment, new team stations for staff members, and plumbing and electrical upgrades for a future fifth floor expansion.

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McGill celebrates Canada’s largest hospital move

In what has been described by the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) as the largest hospital move ever made in Canada, 154 inpatients, including 139 adults and 15 babies, were recently moved from the Royal Victoria Hospital to the university’s new Glen site. The five-and-a-half hour move was a key redevelopment operation of MUHC 2015.