Ontario Construction News staff writer
B+H Architects/mcCallumSather has been selected as the planning, design and conformance (PDC) team for the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
The PDC team will now develop output specifications that will form the guidelines and performance requirements the successful building team must meet when preparing the design. The PDC team will also monitor construction progress and provide coordination and oversight during commissioning, completion, and transition to the new hospital.
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 Rob MacIsaac, Hamilton Health Sciences president and CEO. “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 the next major step, Hamilton Health Sciences and Infrastructure Ontario will issue a request for qualifications (RFQ), inviting teams to submit their credentials to design, build and finance the hospital. The RFQ is expected to be released in early 2021.
The project is to construct a new, larger hospital on the property behind the existing facility.
Features will include:
- acute inpatient beds
- 24-hour Emergency Department
- maternal and newborn services
- day surgical services including endoscopy and minor procedures
- increased outpatient (ambulatory) care space to expand availability of
- consultation services closer to home
- advanced diagnostics including X-ray, mammography, echocardiography and ultrasound, and CT scanner