N.S. awards planning contract for QEII hospital complex
Posted Nov 22, 2016 11:54:37 AM.
Last Updated Nov 22, 2016 11:59:51 AM.
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HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says it has awarded a $1.9 million contract for a development plan for Atlantic Canada’s largest research hospital.
Health and Wellness Minister Leo Glavine says Kasian Architecture of Toronto will be responsible for presenting a detailed plan for the QEII hospital complex by late 2017.
The project includes planning the expansion and renovations of the QEII’s Halifax Infirmary site as well as some specialized community and outpatient centres.
“We have to consider medical trends for the next 20 to 30 years, and the way patients, staff and visitors use the QEII facilities to make sure we’re creating something that will meet our needs for decades to come,” said Glavine in a statement.
The move follows more than a decade of public pressure to do something about the QEII’s aging Victoria General Hospital site, which has been plagued by heating issues, rodents, bedbugs, foul water, and floods that have cancelled hundreds of surgeries.
Glavine says Kasian will work with seven Nova Scotia consulting firms on a project that will lead to a detailed design phase.
The government announced plans for the five- to seven-year hospital project in April.
