CHEO reveals renderings for 1Door4Care project
The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) recently unveiled the renderings of its Integrated Treatment Centre project.
Also known as 1Door4Care, the six-storey, 200,000-square-foot building will be connected by a link to the main hospital and offer services for children and youth living with complex medical, developmental, behavioural and mental health needs.
The building is being built by EllisDon Infrastructure OCH Inc., with completion expected in 2028. When it opens, the new building will serve more than 40,000 families yearly and provide an improved new model of care being co-created by clinicians and patients.
“The 1Door4Care dream began 16 years ago as we recognized the challenges faced by families with children and youth with special needs, mental health challenges and complex medical conditions,” said hospital president and CEO Alex Munter. “We wanted to create programs and spaces that help every child and youth live their best life - through an innovative, individualized model of care that centers around the child and their family.”
Inspired by Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land, the new building incorporates elements of nature such as native plants in the landscaping, biophylics representing flora and fauna from the Algonquin lands.
The building will include a multi-use clinic space, a physiotherapy rehab gym, expanded mental health clinics, an indoor and outdoor multi-use space, a space for children and youth with complex emotional needs, state-of-the-art treatment rooms, advanced technology to enable virtual care, family support and community spaces as well as a new parking structure.
“Our team is excited to be part of this great project that will improve health services offered to families, children, and youth across eastern Ontario,” said Wayne Ferguson, Senior Vice President and Ottawa Area Manager at EllisDon. “As lead contractor, we are committed to delivering a new facility with the highest level of quality that best serves patients’ needs.”
Infrastructure Ontario and CHEO awarded the fixed-price contract of just over $371.37 million to EllisDon Infrastructure OCH Inc. in September.
The new facility will merge seven care locations, currently leased and spread across Ottawa, into a single, state-of-the-art, purpose-built site on CHEO’s main Smyth Road campus.