PDC team selected for West Lincoln Memorial Hospital build
The planning, design and conformance (PDC) team for construction of a Niagara-area hospital has officially been selected.
On July 22, Hamilton Health Sciences announced that it had selected B+H Architects / mcCallumSather to lead design of the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital (WLMH) project.
The firms will prepare the project documents, including output specifications that will form the guidelines and performance requirements the successful building team must meet when preparing the design.
“Building a new hospital requires leadership and support from so many, including hospital staff and physicians, government, elected officials, teams of external experts, and the local community,” said Hamilton Health Sciences president & CEO, Rob MacIsaac. “We are grateful to all those who have helped to advance this important project and look forward to working with B+H Architects / mcCallumSather as we continue to make progress towards planning for a new WLMH.”
The team will also monitor construction progress and provide coordination and oversight during commissioning, completion, and transition to the new hospital.
The scope of the WLMH project includes building a new, larger hospital on the property behind the existing facility. Key features will include: acute inpatient beds, a 24-hour emergency department, maternal and newborn services, day surgical services including endoscopy and minor procedures, increased outpatient care space, advanced diagnostics including X-ray, mammography, echocardiography and ultrasound, and a CT scanner.
“I am very pleased to see this important step towards our new hospital proceed,” said Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff. “I am grateful that the Minister of Health and Premier have responded to the advocacy of many constituents in Niagara West by expediting the process to build a new WLMH. This critical health care infrastructure project will serve many families, seniors, and mothers in Niagara West and beyond.
”The project will be delivered under Infrastructure Ontario’s public-private partnership model, and the new facility will be publicly owned, controlled and accountable.
Hamilton Health Sciences and Infrastructure Ontario intend to issue a request for qualifications for firms to demonstrate their credentials to design, build and finance the hospital. That document is expected to be released early next year.