TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott (pictured), and Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma were among the special guests to sign the final structural beam for West Park Healthcare Centre’s new, $1.2 billion, pandemic-ready hospital.
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EDMONTON – The Alberta government is spending $1 million to explore the possibility of a standalone Stollery Children’s Hospital. Along with a matching $1 million from the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, the money will help develop a needs assessment, capital cost estimate and business case for the possible new hospital.
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MONTREAL – ELNA Medical, the largest network of medical clinics in Canada, and Cominar, a major real estate investment trust, have announced the opening of a new medical complex at Rockland Centre in the Town of Mount Royal (Quebec), by end of 2021.
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WHITBY, Ont. – Ground has been broken on a new medical facility in Whitby, east of Toronto, which is expected to be Canada’s largest private multidisciplinary medical group practice. The Oshawa Clinic Group is building the facility, a four-storey, 154,000 square foot healthcare centre that’s expected to open in 2024.
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OTTAWA – Nearly two years after ground-breaking, the Orléans Health Hub opened in late June. The state-of-the-art building, long awaited by the east-end community, opened its doors on schedule despite the pandemic that hit along the way.
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NEW YORK – Newsweek has compiled a list of the world’s top 250 “Smart Hospitals”, which it says have been best able to weather the storms of the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has shown how technologies like telehealth, virtual care, robotics, and access to real-time data can provide better and safer patient care. They’re also enabling hospitals to better coordinate their staff and resources.
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TORONTO – University Health Network (UHN) and the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, in partnership with the City of Toronto and United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT), are creating what is believed to be the first-of-its-kind-in-Canada Social Medicine Supportive Housing site in Parkdale, a neighborhood in downtown Toronto.
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TORONTO – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s Bloorview Research Institute (BRI) is about to start construction on the latest phase of its expansion. The project is funded by a $32-million fundraising campaign, a journey that started in 2018, thanks to a $4-million launch donation from Jason Smith and Heather Smith.
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OTTAWA – The Ottawa Hospital has announced details of the design for its new Civic Hospital, which is slated to open in 2028. The hospital will become one of the largest and most advanced medical centres in Canada, and will serve patients in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and parts of Nunavut.
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BARRIE, Ont. – The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has announced a refreshed “My Care Strategic Plan”, which president and chief executive officer Janice Skot (pictured) says is guided by a commitment to safety and quality. The strategy also highlights innovation, learning and research. Together, these elements are intended to elevate RVH to the next level of excellence, says Skot, adding that she likes to think of a strategic plan as a blueprint for the future.
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