Our Lady of Mercy is nearing the completion of her ascent at the Queensway and Sunnyside.
Work that began in January, 2007 on the underground parking lot is finally nearing completion, and the first floor of the new Our Lady of Mercy wing of
St. Joseph's Health Centre this week is getting its drywall and flooring, as well as tiling in the showers of the second floor.
Work has also begun on the third and fourth floors.
"One of the most exciting aspects of the new OLM wing," says St. Joe's president and CEO Carolyn Baker, "is the state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that helps us provide high quality care to our tiniest patients featuring 20 bassinettes, an increase from our current 12. The new wing will also house an expanded Family Birth Centre to accommodate 4,000 annual births and increase over the 3,300 we had last year."
Once completed, the new wing, which replaced the old one that was demolished, will be 130,000 square feet spread over four floors. It will be the home of neonatal and pediatric care units, as well as a new birthing centre and mental health facilities for children and adolescents.
The work is being done by between 40 and 100 workers a day, employed by Vanbots.
The total budget is $73 million.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Carolyn Baker
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