Meet HH Angus’ Healthcare Experts at the CHES National Conference | September 10, 2024

Several of HH Angus’ senior healthcare experts will be presenting at this year’s Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society’s national conference. The conference starts on September 8 at the Halifax Conference Centre, and our staff will be speaking on Tuesday September 10 at the following sessions:

“The Role of Mechanical, Electrical and Information Technology (MEIT) Design in the Patient Experience” – Track 5B | 8:30am

Julie Lawson and Preethi Sethi take attendees through a ‘day-in-the-life’ inpatient journey characterized by a prolonged medical stay, and highlight challenges and opportunities for improvements with the application of technology systems and management of the environment. Their topics include:

• Patient care experiences, focusing on patient care departments and patient rooms
• Managing patient movement and overflow
• A Day-in-the Life journey - from admission to surgery to inpatient care
• Potential solutions: automated guided vehicles, pneumatic tubes, real-time locating system, bedside controls, patient washrooms, environmental comfort/ feedback and infection control.

“The 2024 CSA HVAC Standard – What you need to know” – Track 6A | 1:15pm

The Canadian Standards Association’s new edition of CSA Z317.2 Special Requirements for HVAC Systems in Health Care Facilities was published in June 2024. Nick Stark identifies some of the considerable number of new and revised clauses impacting requirements for design, construction and operation of healthcare facilities across Canada. Nick will identify potential impacts of the changes and the different approaches to HVAC that will be required in future. 

Relationship Building and a Net-Zero Carbon Future: The New Cowichan District Hospital Hopes to Give Back to the People and the Land It Will Serve – Track 8 & Plenary Session | 3:45pm

Meagan Webb and Ryan Kennedy, together with Kyle Basilius of Parkin Architects and Calvin Winquist from Island Health are presenting the plenary session – a spotlight on the Cowichan District Hospital project in Duncan BC, which is being delivered through the Alliance Procurement Model. The presentation will focus on the project goals of relationship building, net-zero carbon future, and healing environment, and how these are being delivered with the hopes of giving back to the people and lands the project will serve, as well as how the Alliance Procurement Model has been leveraged to achieve these objectives.