CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES FROM 2015-2016
16,000
pieces of equipment
301 sq ft
private inpatient room
1,566
53,000
tonnes of concrete
600
window panels
handwashing
sinks
50
designated
wheelchair
spots in
waiting rooms
600
types and
sizes of
storage carts
Oxygen
flowmeters for
patient care
7 air handling units
3 generators
Following Joseph Brant Hospital’s official
groundbreaking event on March 30, 2015
for the patient care tower, construction
has been continuously progressing. There
are over 200 construction workers on site
every day, with two cranes to support the
materials needed to construct each level.
Highlights from the year include:
Once the foundation for the new tower was
complete in July 2015, the tower quickly
started to rise. On average, it took the
EllisDon construction team three weeks to
pour the concrete and form the columns for
each level of the tower.
In November, a man and material hoist
was mounted to the tower – it’s an exterior
elevator, affixed to the side of the building
that transports construction workers and
smaller materials.
Inside the building, construction crews work
on the installation and development of
mechanical, electrical, plumbing and duct
work as well as installing drywall to create
the definition of each of the departments
and rooms. Six elevator shafts and three
stairwells have been made, with several
more to go!
project completed was
the cistern installation
- pouring the concrete
for the base slab to
support the cistern
and then moving
the cistern into place
underground.
In February, the last concrete was
poured to create the top level of our new
patient tower and the last two columns
were formed and poured to support the
future bridge that will connect the parking
facility to the new tower. With the concrete
work complete, the envelope of the
building will be finished this spring, closing
in all of the exterior walls.
In March, the penthouse (the mechanical
and electrical brain of the building)
equipment was installed, with seven air
handling units, three generators, seven
boilers and three chillers to support the
daily functioning of the building.
This past year, EllisDon constructed many
essential components of the project that
may not be visible when looking at the
project from behind the construction
fencing, but are essential for the
functioning of the building. A significant
MOCK-UP ROOMS
Last December, we celebrated the opening of our Mock-Up Rooms - five different
rooms that will mirror the patient experience we will achieve in our new hospital.
Hundreds of staff, volunteers, physicians, members of our community and
community leaders have had a firsthand look at the new state-of-the-art technology
and design elements as they toured through a Patient Room, Emergency Department
Exam Room, Trauma Resuscitation Room, Intensive Care Unit Room and an Operating
Room. Through open houses, guests have had the opportunity to ask questions and
give their feedback on the design. These rooms will continue to be used to showcase
the new design and as we get closer to opening, staff will prepare for working in the
new rooms by practicing their roles in these spaces.
Hundreds of
staff, volunteers,
physicians,
community
members and
leaders have
explored the
design of our new
patient rooms.
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