Pomerleau to deliver new health campus in Moosonee

MOOSONEE, Ont. – Pomerleau Healthcare Partners has been awarded a fixed price contract of $1.8 billion to finalize the design, build and finance the future healthcare campus in Moosonee, and an ambulatory care centre in Moose Factory. “Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is proud to partner with Infrastructure Ontario and Pomerleau Healthcare Partners on this historic project that will serve the communities in our region for generations to come,” said Lynne Innes (pictured), WAHA president, in a statement.

“Once completed, the new healthcare campus will have 36 beds in private rooms, allowing us to provide top quality care as close to home as possible.”

The consortium was selected by WAHA and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) to help expand and improve access to healthcare services in Moosonee, Moose Factory Island and along Ontario’s James Bay Coast. This project is being delivered using a progressive Public-Private Partnership (P3) Design Build Finance (DBF) model.

Once complete, the new regional health campus will allow WAHA to expand its health promotion and capacity building programs, better accommodate primary healthcare services and provide improved access to Indigenous communities living along Ontario’s James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts. The project includes an acute care hospital, a larger 24-hour emergency department, a new 32-bed Elder Care Lodge, modern state-of-the-art suites, expanded mental health and addictions programming, residences for staff, and a hostel for patients and visitors.

“We are honored to be selected to bring much needed and improved healthcare facilities for WAHA and all the communities it serves along the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts,” said Philippe Adam, president and chief executive officer. “We bring decades of experience in delivering complex and revitalizing healthcare projects. We look forward to working together with WAHA, Infrastructure Ontario, and the local Indigenous communities to deliver another successful project.”

“On behalf of everyone at Infrastructure Ontario, I’d like to congratulate WAHA, Pomerleau Healthcare Partners and the provincial and federal governments on this truly one-of-a-kind project that will transform healthcare in the north,” said Michael Lindsay, president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario. “This milestone for the WAHA Redevelopment Project marks the close of procurement for our first progressive P3 DBF project – and the first to complete the development phase. As the next phase of construction kicks off, we’re committed to working with communities and stakeholders to get critical healthcare infrastructure like this project built.”

The Pomerleau Healthcare Partners (PHP) team is comprised of:

• Applicant Leads: Pomerleau Inc.
• Design Team: Kasian Architects Ontario Inc. and Bertrand Wheeler Architecture Inc.
• Construction: Pomerleau Inc.
• Financial Advisor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Construction is expected to be completed in 2030. Learn more about the project: https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/what-we-do/projectssearch/weeneebayko-area-health-authority-waha-redevelopment/.