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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