Pandemic-ready
Designed for flexibility and adaptability, so we can respond in a crisis
Long before COVID-19, we were already designing our new hospital and health campus to be ready for the next Ebola or SARS.
The new hospital is designed to help contain outbreaks and reduce everyone’s chance of exposure to infectious diseases. 100% of inpatient rooms will be single-patient/single occupancy, versus just 15% today, with private washrooms and a handwashing sink for staff and family. Over 75 inpatient rooms will also be special isolation rooms with ventilation systems that allow a room’s airflow to be completely isolated to prevent airborne germs from escaping into staff, public, or other patient areas.
Medical and surgical inpatient rooms will be large enough to double as intensive care rooms. Medical gases, such as oxygen, will be piped into more exam and procedure rooms so they can also be used for inpatient care and ventilated patients.