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TERM OF COUNCIL PRIORITY SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL SITE MACKENZIE VAUGHAN HOSPITAL The Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is a priority for the City and close to the hearts of the people of Vaughan. The City has completed the work to prepare the land for the hospital. It included watermains, sewers, landscaping, sidewalks and streetlighting on the site at the northwest corner of Jane Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. On Aug. 29, Infrastructure Ontario and Mackenzie Health announced that Plenary Health is the preferred proponent to design, build, finance and maintain the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. The new hospital will be the first in Canada to feature fully integrated “smart” technology which features systems and medical devices that can speak directly to one another to maximize information exchange. The groundbreaking for the hospital is expected this fall with construction to begin immediately thereafter. PATIENT CARE SERVICES • Emergency services • Medicine • Intensive care • Surgery • District Stroke Centre • Birthing (Obstetrics) • Pediatrics • Mental Health Architectural rendering reflects current design concepts. Exterior colours and finishes may change with final design. 2015 / 2016 MOMENTUM REPORT 9