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Join HH Angus’ Nick Stark and The Ottawa Hospital’s Jessica Fullerton as they discuss “ Considerations for Planning & Design of Isolation Rooms to Improve Safety in Healthcare Environments. ”

Date: March 18 @ 1PM – 2 PM EDT

45 minute Panel Discussion followed by live Q&A
Webinar Registration Fee: $65 (including taxes and fees)
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Isolation Rooms help to separate patients and residents in healthcare settings as needed to protect patients and staff. Typically, acute care hospitals allocate isolation rooms in hospitals, with some being simply private rooms, and others having specialized engineering depending on the clinical needs of the patient and the safety requirements presented. Given COVID, hospitals, long-term care homes and other healthcare facilities are looking at increasing and potentially upgrading the design of their isolation rooms, and reconsidering engineering design to enhance safety in the facility.

This webinar covers:

Differentiating between the different types of isolation rooms to meet specific needs and corresponding design criteria.
Identifying infection prevention and control risks related to the design of building HVAC systems in ‘pressure’ (positive / negative pressure) critical spaces.
Reviewing the role of HVAC systems in the context of Pandemic Planning and Catastrophic Event Management

Speakers:

Nick Stark P. Eng., CED, LEED AP, ICD.D
Vice President, HH Angus and Associates Limited Consulting Engineers

In 40+ years at HH Angus, Nick has pioneered many innovative and sustainable initiatives as solutions to difficult challenges faced by clients. His technical expertise also benefits staff as he directs HH Angus’ Knowledge Management initiatives, ensuring the firm’s skillsets continue to lead the industry. In 2017, Nick was awarded the PEO/OSPE Medal for Engineering Excellence for his outstanding contributions to the profession. He spearheads the design and management of HH Angus’ P3 hospital projects, and served as the firm’s Principal-in-Charge for the massive $2 billion+ CHUM P3 project in Montreal. The team’s work on the project was honoured with the 2018 Schreyer Award, Canada’s highest honor for engineering. Nick chair’s the CSA Subcommittee on Special Requirements for HVAC Systems in Health care Facilities, is Vice Chair of the CSA Subcommittee on Z8000 Canadian Health Care Facilities, and is a former member of the CSA Subcommittee on Infection Control during Construction or Renovation of Health Care Facilities.

Jessica Fullerton, M.Sc. CIC
Construction Lead – Infection Prevention and Control, The Ottawa Hospital

As a member of the Infection Prevention and Control team at The Ottawa Hospital, Jessica specializes in health care facility design and construction, focusing on design elements to help prevent the spread of infection. She has provided Infection Prevention and Control expertise on a wide range of acute care, rehabilitation, ambulatory care, community health, and long-term care projects. Jessica’s passion lies in bridging the gap between health care design and how it can positively or negatively influence the care and safety of patients. She currently sits as a member of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Health Care Facilities Technical Committee providing expert content for several standards related to health care design and construction. Jessica is the Chair and member of CSA training faculty for the Z317.13 Standard, Infection Control During Construction, Renovation and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities.

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Grandview Kids have announced a shortlist of three bid teams to design, build and finance the Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre Redevelopment P3 project in Ajax ON. We’re delighted to be part of the Children’s First Consortium which was named as one of the three teams moving on to the RFP stage for this 100,000+ ft2 greenfield project. The Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre will offer family-centred care for children and youth with physical, communication and developmental needs, and their families, in the Durham Region.

According to IO and Grandview, teams were shortlisted based on design and construction capability, experience, qualified personnel and financial capacity to undertake a project of this size and scope. The Children’s First Consortium prime team members are: Amico Design Build Inc. and Sacyr Construction S.A (Applicant Lead); Parkin Architects and HH Angus (Design Team); Amico and Sacyr ( Construction team); and Stonebridge Financial Corporation (Financial Advisor).

Source Link: https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/Short-Listed-Proponents-Named-Children%E2%80%99s-Centre-Redevelopment/

Interior of the St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Mental Health Emergency Services Unit

The Mental Health Emergency Services Unit at St. Joseph’s Health Centre is the recipient of a 2020 Toronto IES Illumination Section Award. Congratulations to St. Joseph’s and the entire design team! HH Angus’ Lighting Design group was proud to have been involved with this project.

Energy-efficient LED lighting, complete with remotely located dimming controls, replaced the old, inefficient fluorescent fixtures. Remote control of lights in patient rooms provides increased staff security and convenience, and minimizes disturbance to patients. The design team consulted with hospital clinical staff, the architect and best practices in Mental Health design in order to provide tamper-proof and anti-ligature versions of lighting fixtures, M&E devices, and services.

Click here to read more about the full scope of this project and some of its interesting design challenges.

COVID-19 Exterior view of the outbreak Response Facility

Earlier this month, HH Angus teamed up with Parkin Architects as part of a global group of volunteer healthcare designers organized through a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Healthcare Engineering (IFHE).

These volunteers respond to requests from the WHO to quickly create design documents for emergency facilities to help hospitals and nations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We were honoured to have the opportunity to contribute in the global efforts to battle the spread of COVID-19 with our most recent endeavour in Doba, Chad – nearly 10,000 km away from Toronto. Our mandate was to provide design guidance for the repurposing of three existing medical buildings into a facility with one building to handle suspected COVID-19 patients (those awaiting test results), and two buildings for inpatient treatment of COVID-19 positive patients. Our team followed WHO guidelines and provided the optimal design solution for patient care and the safety of staff and visitors, while balancing speed of constructability and simplicity of operation. We proposed several alterations to the existing buildings to address improved patient, staff and visitor circulation in order to mitigate spread of COVID-19, as well as changes to washroom facilities, expansion of the exterior open air arcade (covered walkways), additional doors, partitions and ante rooms.

A hybrid ventilation system was proposed where supply air for all rooms is provided using natural ventilation through building windows, and exhaust fans draw air from the patient rooms using an overhead duct system. The design of critical and severe patient rooms included an anteroom to provide a physical barrier to mitigate the risk of air transferring from the patient room into the corridor.

Despite the uncertainty that COVID has created for many industries, we’re appreciative that we can contribute our knowledge and expertise in healthcare design to help construct facilities to combat this pandemic in regions that may not have access to the same level of resources as we have in Canada.

Our HH Angus team, comprised of Michael Botros, Jessica Generoso, Laura Sisson, Kim Spencer and Tim Zhu, collaborating with Parkin Architects, put together a thoughtful design solution and report for the client, working to their key considerations on a short timeline (7 business days from beginning to end). It was a rewarding experience for our team and we’re looking forward to the next assignment!

Exterior view of the COVID-19 outbreak Response Facility

Images credits: Daga/ Google

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We’re excited to be part of the team, led by EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare (EDIH), that will build the new Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre in Nova Scotia. HH Angus’ Health Division will be providing mechanical consulting engineering services, working with Dillon Consulting in Halifax. This is the first P3 healthcare project in Nova Scotia, and will be an important facility for both the community and the entire province. According to Kim Spencer, HH Angus Health Division Director, “we’re very pleased to be able to support this new facility with HH Angus’ deep experience in the P3 delivery model, and proven track record in thoughtful healthcare design.”

The 134,000 ft2 Outpatient Centre will built on a 15-acre site in Halifax’s Bayers Lake Business Park. Planned services include primary care; clinics such as physio and occupational therapy; high blood pressure, diabetes and orthopedic assessment; 17 examination rooms; 24 dialysis stations; diagnostic imaging (x-rays and ultrasounds); blood collection; and post-surgery or post-treatment follow-up appointments.

Image courtesy of EDIH