The new modular building that was able to accommodate the first patients in mid-March will test different technologies and working methods that could be implemented in the future pavilion of the Verdun Hospital.
“We are trying a new work organization and we are introducing information technologies”, indicates the President and CEO of the CIUSSS of Center-Sud, Sonia Bélanger.
Some equipment is also tested at the bedside. Their bedroom has electric beds with fall detectors, a ceiling heat lamp, air conditioning and a new call system.
Each room also has doors with large windows so that employees can see the patient. “So far, this has dramatically reduced the number of falls,” says Marie-Claude Patry, head nurse of the modular building.
This formula will be used in the future extension of the Verdun Hospital.
The aim of the modernization work will be to standardize the entire hospital center. “We don’t want a double standard,” says Éliane Favreau, project manager at CIUSSS Center-Sud. But it is certain that in terms of rooms and physical space, it will not be comparable to the new pavilion. The goal is still to tie in the new practices throughout the hospital. ”
For example, the entire hospital center will benefit from self-registration kiosks that no longer require a hospital card.
In addition, the hematology-oncology clinic will open on the ground floor of the modular building in mid-June. The employee rest room is also found here.
The modular building was erected to make up for the lack of beds at the Verdun Hospital after it converted its multiple rooms into a single room. The total capacity is currently 184 beds, a shortfall of around sixty beds.
Shackles
Excavation work is underway along the axis of Gaétan-Laberge Boulevard and Hickson Street. The new reception and delivery docks will be found there.
Then, the existing docks will be demolished and expansion work can begin. This is the first step in the hospital expansion project. The construction of the new pavilion, the footbridge, then the atrium will follow.
The new platforms will benefit from a new awning that will harmonize with that of the emergency room so that patients on this side of the hospital are protected from the elements.
The obstacles planned this summer are more related to the aqueduct worksite on Boulevard Gaétan-Laberge. This work will be finalized in early July.
In the next few days, boulevard Gaétan-Laberge should reopen. Subsequently, one lane on De L’Église Street will be temporarily closed while Hickson Street will be completely closed to automobile traffic.
“It is certain that a building site disturbs. There is noise, dust and streets are blocked. But we have a team of project managers who work full time to react quickly to problems, ”emphasizes Ms. Bélanger.
Ultimately, the Verdun Hospital expansion project includes new reception platforms, a new pavilion that will have 144 individual rooms, a central atrium and a walkway that will connect the existing building to each level of the new pavilion.
Residents are expected to start seeing this new pavilion take shape in 2022.
At this time, there is no cost overrun. The project envelope is $ 264.9 million.
CIUSSS to my in place an Internet site which allows the population to give their comments and follow the progress of the work. Virtual meetings with the public are also planned throughout the construction site.
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