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New Cowichan District Hospital reaches milestone People in the Cowichan region are one step closer to a new hospital as the diagnostic and treatment centre on site reaches structural completion. “Improved access to health care for people in the Cowichan region is on the horizon. This project reflects our government’s commitment to strengthening health services across the province and will provide people in Cowichan greater access to the care they need in a state-of-the-art hospital that will serve the region for generations to come,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “The vision for the new hospital is to create a welcoming place of healing and hope, with a focus on the highest quality care that is culturally safe and respectful.” The centre will house outpatient and diagnostic-care services, including an emergency department, medical imaging, ambulatory care, a pharmacy and cafeteria and will be linked to an inpatient tower through a community hall. Following structural completion of the centre, work will continue on its interior, while structural work continues on the seven-storey inpatient tower and service centre. Construction of the 204-bed hospital is on track for completion in 2026, and is expected to be ready for patients in 2027. It will be the first fully electric hospital in B.C. It is being built to LEED Gold standards, featuring an 80% reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions compared to the current hospital. Total budget for the project is nearly $1.5 billion, provided by the Province through Island Health - Vancouver Island Health Authority, Cowichan Valley Regional District and Cowichan District Hospital Foundation. The replacement project is being delivered by the Nuts’a’maat Alliance, a fully integrated team comprised of participants from Island Health - Vancouver Island Health Authority, EllisDon, Parkin Architects, BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc. and Infrastructure BC. Jeff Good, vice-president, projects and corporate affairs, Infrastructure BC; and chair, Nuts’a’maat Alliance leadership team – “Seeing the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project progress from procurement into construction is incredibly rewarding. Nuts’a’maat Alliance partners, which includes Infrastructure BC, continue to work effectively to deliver a world-class hospital that will serve the people of Cowichan Valley for decades.” Read the full news release via https://lnkd.in/gEj-3Ffn #newhospital #communityhealthcare #healthcareinfrastructure #infrastructureinvestment #procurementleaders #publicprojects #bchealthcare #healthcareinvestment #projectplanning #projects #healthcarecommunications #communications #communicationsmanagement

🚧 Exciting milestone for the new Melton Hospital! 🚧  Site preparation works for the new hospital, delivered as a Public Private Partnership, will begin shortly, marking a major step toward bringing essential healthcare infrastructure to Melbourne’s fast-growing outer west.    As Victoria’s first fully electric hospital, the new Melton Hospital will provide critical services, including 24-hour emergency care, maternity and neonatal support, intensive care, mental health services, and more. The new hospital will improve accessibility to health services and enhance outcomes for the people of Melton and the broader region.     AECOM has proudly supported the Victorian Health Building Authority and Western Health from the master plan and feasibility stage, through to providing technical advisory services to the state in its Public Private Partnership procurement. We are thrilled to continue in the state advisor role supporting this transformative project as it progresses into the delivery phase, ensuring it meets the healthcare needs of Melbourne’s growing population.    Together, we are playing a role in delivering a world-class hospital for the Melton and outer west communities.  #HealthInfrastructure #MeltonHospital #AECOM #EngineeringExcellence #PublicHealth

Its great to see this scheme move forward. There have been various challenges to get to this stage, but through true collaboration and understanding its great to see the progrssion #Kierconstruction #NHSconstruction #Construction

A few rural communities are bucking the trend, and instead of closing hospitals are building new ones. Pinedale, Wyoming is witnessing the construction of its first hospital, a 10-bed, 40,000-square-foot facility with an adjacent long-term care center. This rare development in rural America counters the trend of downsizing and closures, particularly in areas where access to healthcare has been declining. #hospitals #healthsystems #healthcarerealestate #medicalrealestate https://lnkd.in/gTNvhRRh

Over 2,000 hospital buildings older than the NHS England, new research reveals New research has shown over 2,000 hospital buildings across England were built before the NHS was established in 1948, Building Better Healthcare reached out to the Trusts with the highest number of these buildings in its estates. The research found that The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London has the highest proportion of outdated buildings in the county. Followed by Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust then Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To read more, follow the link to the Building Better Healthcare article  #NHS #UKhospitals #design&build #construction

#InfrastructureOntario #IO #TrilliumHealthPartners #THP #AndrewAnderson #EllisDon #ED_PCL_HealthcarePartners #TrilliumED_PCLJV #PeterGilganMississaugaHospital "Mississauga, ON, June 27, 2024 – In relation to The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital project in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Trillium Health Partners (THP), ED+PCL Healthcare Partners are proud to announce that the Trillium ED/PCL JV partnership has begun executing the Enabling Works. These works will prepare the site for the new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital project. This is a significant milestone in the project, indicating the progress towards the construction of the hospital. “In connection with the innovative Development Phase Agreement, Enabling Works encapsulates all the preparatory work required for the site to be ready for construction to take place,” said Andrew Anderson, Senior Vice President & Area Manager, Toronto, EllisDon. “This is a significant step forward in the development of this new state-of-the-art facility that will service the growing needs of the community of Mississauga. ED+PCL Healthcare Partners, as well as our consortium partners, are thrilled with the progress to-date, and look forward to continuing to build on the success of our collaborative efforts and support THP and IO to bring this vital hospital to fruition.” ... A large and essential undertaking, Enabling Works will bring substantial changes to the project site before excavation and construction. Along with the systematic demolition of three buildings throughout the next several months, there will be major efforts made to remove and relocate site utilities, realign site roads, and create new temporary construction roads to prepare the site’s footprint for the next phase of construction. Under the Development Phase Agreement, ED+PCL Healthcare Partners are working alongside IO, THP and the Ministry of Health to collaboratively develop the project requirements, design, pricing, schedule, and risk management for The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital. The start of Enabling Works is a successful outcome of that collaboration and advances the project closer to the completion of the agreement. The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital will allow THP to better respond to future health care challenges and will feature modern hospital facilities and technology that reflect the latest standards in infection prevention and control. Set to fully replace the existing Mississauga Hospital and planned to become the largest hospital in Canada, the new hospital is intended to be Ontario’s first women and children hospital. It will include advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, a new pharmacy and clinical laboratory as well as an expanded emergency department; slated to be one of the largest in the province."

Although some commentators have pointed out that ‘bed block’ has been an issue for a very long time, Tim Hicks’s excellent commentary is perhaps best viewed through the lens of what I will call ‘the bed wars of 2033’. In that year, assuming all current trends continue, we can expect 1 in 4 of the people looking for a residential care bed to come up empty handed (60,000 more than normal thanks to main baby boomer wave, and that’s on top of the people who are still looking after not finding bed in 2032). During Covid we learned what ‘triage’ means to policy makers when they sent providers like me at the time instructions blocking elderly patients from being sent to hospital in case they took up a bed that might be needed for a younger person. If there are tens of thousands of extra patients looking for long term care, we can bet the ambulances will not be dropping them off at the hospital. 2033 seems a long way away, but it’s actually just around the corner: - it takes our councils years to approve even the simplest DA. And the new builds we see today are more often rebuilds of older facilities - no one has presented an alternative model to residential aged care that can safely and cost effectively handle advanced behaviours from those living with dementia and/or acute frailty We’ve seen many good and cheap models, but none that are both - there are no plans to release more home care packages or to restructure the system to a better model that defers or prevents facility admission. Support at Home will do the opposite, to save money - we don’t have enough staff for the current number of beds and community packages, plus nobody is planning to offer enough money to make it a career of choice, so expert bigger gaps in future. If facilities close without being replaced, home care recipient utilise 3 times as many staff as a residential facility - implementing 100% of aged care task force recommendations would yield, at best, 1/2 to 2/3 of the return needed to see more facilities being built (the 8% WACC should be more than 12%). And we know the figure will be less than the recommended total, or delivered so late that inflation will eat it away to a lower number. The alternative? All of us with ageing parents and loved ones may want to think about how we would support them if they need a bed or carer between 2030 and 2040. G5 Strategic #agedcareaustralia

🏥 Hudson Regional Hospital Takes Lead to Operate CarePoint Health Hospitals 🏥 Hudson Regional Hospital (HRH) is making strides to become the primary operator of CarePoint Health's three hospitals: Christ Hospital in Jersey City, Hoboken University Medical Center (HUMC), and Bayonne Medical Center. According to a letter from HRH attorney Thomas Abbate and sources close to the situation, HRH has an exclusive option to purchase the Christ Hospital land and has reinforced its right to acquire the real estate associated with HUMC. The negotiations come amid operational upheavals, including the resignation of CarePoint CEO Dr. Jawad Shah and the cancellation of their management agreement with Insight Health, led by Shah. This sudden shift has left HRH well-positioned to secure control of the CarePoint facilities. In the past, CarePoint’s ownership faced challenges in real estate management, as it sold property rights to third parties—a move HRH now views as a misstep that limited CarePoint’s ability to reinvest in the hospitals. By reacquiring the real estate, HRH aims to consolidate property and operational management, potentially enhancing the stability and growth of these essential healthcare facilities. A formal announcement of HRH's leadership role is expected soon. #HealthcareNews #HudsonRegionalHospital #CarePointHealth #NewJerseyHospitals #HealthcareRealEstate #HospitalManagement https://lnkd.in/e-jMXyYS

Closing of Rural Hospitals Leaves Towns With Unhealthy Real Estate Dozens of small cities and towns across the United States struggle not just with health care access and the loss of jobs, but also with the burden of what to do with big, empty buildings. Closing of rural hospitals is always hard to swallow as I lived in a town that experienced this very phenomenon. Hospitals are the bellwether of many towns, employing a large part of the county as well as supporting the economy of the town. Hosptial closures lead to a slow death of the town it supported. What is even more disturbing is Medicare Advantage plans are making inroads into rural areas with promises of expanded benefits, low prescription costs, and lower monthly premiums. What they do not tell the beneficiary is restricted benefits as the plans deny care including much-needed SNF coverage and procedures. What they don't tell the beneficiaries is that their denials and administrative burden including prior authorization and playing games with paying providers including the hospital at risk of closure. #ruralhospitalclosure, #hospitclosure, #slowdeathoftown https://lnkd.in/eMNbWvdE

***RURAL HOSPITAL CLOSURES DEVASTATE COMMUNITIES*** Rural hospital closures continue to devastate communities, as highlighted in a recent KFF Health News article. The story of Jellico, Tennessee, where the hospital closure left residents with no local healthcare and an economic void, underscores the urgent need for sustainable solutions. The closure of rural hospitals not only disrupts healthcare access but also cripples local economies, leading to job losses and shuttered businesses. Innovative repurposing of hospital buildings, like in Somerville and McKenzie, Tennessee, can help mitigate some of these impacts, but it's not a one-size-fits-all solution. At Dynamis Advisors, our sole purpose is the design and creation of Healthy Villages®, which are community-centered, sustainable, and economically attainable alternatives to hospital closures. Healthy Villages® provide essential healthcare services tailored to the unique needs of each community. By integrating health services with local resources and fostering community engagement, these community hubs ensure continuous access to care while stimulating local economies. This innovative approach not only addresses immediate healthcare needs but also promotes long-term community well-being and resilience. The health and vitality of rural communities depend on our ability to adapt and innovate. Let's continue to push for sustainable, community-centered solutions to ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need. #RuralHealth #HealthcareAccess #CommunityImpact #HealthEquity #SustainableSolutions https://lnkd.in/dpMtwTE3