Mackenzie Health clinicians showcased how key patient rooms are being designed for the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. More than 450 people, including residents of Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and King, as well as hospital staff, physicians and volunteers were able to experience “built to scale” patient rooms that have been designed with input from patients, families and clinicians. These rooms were used to test real patient care scenarios to confirm how the spaces and room designs will support a world-class health experience at the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.
Clinicians who were involved in the process provided tours and highlighted key features such as safe and functional spaces, specialized headwalls and floor to ceiling windows. Visitors were able to touch and feel the space, as well as ask questions about how care will be improved in the spaces. Rooms included an emergency examination room, a critical care room, an operating suite, an adult inpatient mental health room, a new labour/birthing/recovery and postpartum room, and a medical/surgical room.
Each room has been thoughtfully designed to support an optimal care experience while also reducing the number of steps staff need to take to provide care. Rooms feature large windows, patient and care provider safety features and design elements to provide care providers with the tools they need to efficiently care for patients.
A video presentation of the rooms is also now available, in the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital section of the Mackenzie Health website.
Now under construction at Major Mackenzie Dr. and Jane St. in Vaughan, Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital will open in 2020 and provide 350 care patient beds for our community, with the ability to increase capacity to 550 beds when needed in the future. Together, as part of Mackenzie Health's two-site hospital model, Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital will provide increased access to state-of-the-art health care closer to home for residents of York Region.
QUOTES:
“Our goal at Mackenzie Health is to bring excellent quality care to our growing communities. By collaborating with our patients, staff, physicians and volunteers in designing the key patients room for the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, we have been working hard to optimize the patient and family experience through the eyes of the patient and build Canada`s first smart hospital.
Altaf Stationwala, President and CEO, Mackenzie Health
“The mock patient rooms have provided an invaluable opportunity to test and validate that the room designs will work as expected and help to create a seamless, efficient and world-class health experience for patients, families and our care team at Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.”
David Stolte, Vice President, Strategy and Redevelopment, Mackenzie Health
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For more information, contact:
Stefanie Kreibe
Senior Communications Consultant
905-883-1212 or 905-832-4554 ext. 7484
stefanie.kreibe@mackenziehealth.ca
Quick Facts at a Glance:
About Mackenzie Health:
- Mackenzie Health is a regional health care provider which includes the existing Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, as well as a comprehensive network of community-based services.
- Guided by a vision to create a world-class health experience, Mackenzie Health has an unrelenting focus on the patient and is dedicated to patient needs now and in the future. With over 500,000 residents in Southwest York Region, Mackenzie Health is proud to serve one of the fastest growing and most diverse communities in Canada.
About Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital
Key Facts:
- $1.6 billion total project cost
- $1.3 billion government grant
- 350 beds, with capacity to expand to 550
- 1.2 million sq. ft.
- Over 1,000 construction jobs (based on stats for comparable-sized hospital projects)
- Over 1,800 full-time equivalent hospital staff positions
- Approximately 100 new physicians
- Approximately 700 volunteers
Projected Construction and Hospital Jobs:
- Over 1,000 construction jobs (based on stats for comparable-sized hospital projects)
- Over 1,800 full-time equivalent hospital staff positions
- Approximately 100 new physicians
- Approximately 700 volunteers
Key Milestones
- Construction Completion: 2020
- Groundbreaking: October 2016
- Commercial & Financial Close: October 2016
- Request for Proposals Release: June 2015
- Request for Qualifications Release: March 2014
- Government Approval: July 2011