Community Update

Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Redevelopment

Overview

  • The project will feature a major redevelopment and expansion of the existing hospital.
  • An ambulatory care hub will be created within the new expanded facility that will consolidate most outpatient services into a separate area; a redeveloped emergency department will also be a key component.
  • All surgical services will be consolidated into a new contemporary suite that accommodates all surgical procedures for inpatients and outpatients.
  • The maternal child program will be consolidated within a distinct area that encompasses inpatient and outpatient services.
  • Some building systems upgrades and some site development including parking and drop off areas will be undertaken.
  • A new heliport is planned for the roof of the expansion.

Hospital services:

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  • Expanded emergency department
  • Diagnostic imaging (roughed- in space for future development)
  • Replace mechanical upgrades and emergency electrical backup upgraders (generators and chillers)

The new six story wing will include:

  • Cardio-respiratory services
  • Ambulatory (outpatient) care
  • Maternal newborn services
  • Renal program
  • New and upgraded surgical units (six)
  • Physiotherapy and occupational therapy
  • New heliport
  • Surgical services
  • Cancer clinic

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Construction Update:

  • Construction activity is underway on the Energy Centre.
  • Exterior cladding for the Energy Centre will be completed over the next couple of months.
  • Electrical and mechanical equipment installation in the Energy Centre will start later this summer and carry on through the winter.
  • Concrete structure work on the new expansion will continue throughout the summer and fall of 2013.

Next Steps

Energy Center.

  • Construction will begin on the roofing in the fall.
  • Parking lot will be paved and completed through the summer.
  • Landscaping will follow.
  • Electrical and Mechanical equipment installation will begin late summer.

Expansion

  • Foundation walls will be formed and will continue to be built through the summer.
  • First floor will begin forming in August and through September.
  • Once the concrete structure has advanced above a couple of floors, work will begin on enclosing the lower floors with exterior walls and windows.
  • Throughout the fall and winter, tender packages will be issued for the balance of the exterior cladding, interior finishes and the electrical and mechanical for the new build.

Further information on this project is available at:

September 2013

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