Backgrounder

With approximately 800,000 square feet of indoor space and increased capacity of up to 305 inpatient beds, inpatient and outpatient services provided in the new facility will include: 

Mental Health and Addictions Program

  • acute mental health
  • geriatric psychiatry
  • mood and anxiety disorders
  • schizophrenia and community integration
  • forensic psychiatry
  • intensive rehabilitation unit
  • outpatient clinics 

Clinical Support Services

  • anxiety disorders program
  • treatment and assessment services
  • patient and family services
  • pharmacy
  • medical outpatient clinic
  • diagnostic imaging outpatient clinic
  • health records
  • clinical lab

Education, Learning and Research

  • department of psychiatry
  • library
  • education/training facilities
  • centralized and decentralized research space

Corporate services

  • administration
  • food services
  • central stores

The design and construction of the new hospital will adhere to the guidelines and sustainability principles of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating system, with a goal of achieving LEED® Silver certification. LEED buildings focus on healthy indoor environments, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and efficient use of energy, water and other resources. Highlights include: 

  • using building materials with recycled and locally sourced products and diverting 90 per cent of construction waste from the landfill;  
  • preserving the mature grove of trees on the central and west portions of the site and landscaping new plants that are native to the area and drought resistant; 
  • reducing the facility's indoor water use by over 20 per cent through the use of highly efficient plumbing fixtures including low-flush toilets, faucets and showers; 
  • providing space for secure bicycle storage, shower facilities for staff and public transportation routes in close proximity to the facility's front entrance;  
  • minimizing solar heat gain through a predominant east-west orientation and a PVC roof to reduce the heat island effect; and 
  • limiting the amount of light pollution by designing the site lighting layout with no light spillage to adjacent properties. 

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