Achieving our "smart" vision
In just 20 months, our community will have access to the ultimate in health care across Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital and our community-based locations – an exceptional patient experience, the best possible care from leading experts, and “smart” medical technology that helps improve patient outcomes and knowledge. This is the compassionate, high-quality and state-of-the-art health care our community deserves.
It’s hard to believe that we first began this journey towards two hospitals more than eight years ago and now Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital stands tall hundreds of feet in the air. As the first hospital to be built in York Region in more than 30 years, Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is already a symbol of wellness for our growing communities in Richmond Hill, Vaughan, King and across York Region.
Pictured here is the GetWell solution which patients will use to learn about their condition, receive personalized information about their health and control their preferences within their hospital space.
Technology at the bedside for a personalized experience
On opening day at Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, all patients will experience personalized care and education from the moment they enter their rooms, available on smart TVs and bedside tablets. In partnership with Canada’s leading health care solutions provider FlexITy, we’re proud to be one of the first Canadian hospitals to customize and deploy the GetWell Inpatient “smart” patient engagement technology which connects to our electronic medical record and allows health care providers to tailor education directly to patient needs. This technology will also be available at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital after 2020, benefiting patients at both sites.
For example, a patient admitted for a hip replacement will automatically be assigned educational content about their specific procedure, the medications they have been assigned and the next steps before they are discharged from the hospital. Patients will also have access to their appointment list and an electronic whiteboard that provides information on their care team, their medication schedule and the goals for recovery. During their stay, each patient will be able to order their meals and control the temperature and lighting within their room without having to call a nurse. Digital signage displays outside of each clinical room entrance will provide exact knowledge of a patient's status (i.e. fall risk) for clinical staff or family members and visitors.
For health care professionals, it means spending less time filling out paperwork, locating equipment and more time for patient care. For patients, it means more control, increased convenience, deeper knowledge, and a better experience – unlocking a world of choice.
Pictured here (left) is the central utility plant (CUP) which is an essential service building that will contain most of Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital’s mechanical and electrical equipment, including chillers, cooling towers, boilers and transformers. Pictured (right) is a recent construction photo of Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.
Advancing construction at Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital
With the weather starting to change for the better, landscape will soon begin – including paving, sidewalks, trees and plants at Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital – and construction remains on track. The canopy structures, which are located at the main entrances, are now complete. The modular washrooms are all delivered and set in place and 80 per cent of the plumbing fixtures (toilets and sinks) in these modular washrooms have been installed.
The Central Utility Plant (CUP) is also now functioning with major testing underway. The CUP is an essential service building that will contain most of Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital’s mechanical and electrical equipment, including chillers, cooling towers, boilers and transformers. Power, cooling, heating and steam will be transported to the hospital through underground tunnels. There are advantages to the CUP being located in a separate building beside the hospital versus within the hospital itself: major equipment and machinery can be delivered to the site sooner, while the structure was being built; and the service and maintenance of these units will not be disruptive to patients, visitors and staff once the hospital is open. The CUP will also feature a green roof that will be landscaped with an eclectic mix of locally sourced shrubs, perennials and ornamental grasses. In addition to improving aesthetics, a green roof also helps with stormwater management, noise reduction and air pollution.
Exceptional Care Belongs Here
To date, Mackenzie Health Foundation has raised $120 million towards our $250 million Exceptional Care Belongs Here campaign goal, which represents the community share of the overall $1.6 billion project. Thank you to our generous community!