The new tower will allow patient care to move out of the aging and inadequate Bond and Shuter Wings, for clinical programs and services to be right-sized to meet current standards, and a portion of costly leased administrative space to be repatriated.

HH Angus is part of the Compliance Team for this new 17-storey Patient Care Tower. The Tower will provide an additional ~250,000 ft2 on the Hospital’s main campus in Toronto, with an additional ~150,000 ft2 of renovation distributed throughout the existing building.

The project includes five new operating rooms; enlarged, state-of-the art facilities for orthopedic surgery, coronary care and respirology (including the cystic fibrosis program); an expanded emergency department; and the demolition and new construction of the Shuter Wing.

Addressing the major renovations to the existing building and integrating new infrastructure with existing systems were key challenges for the team. To address these issues, HH Angus provided detailed background information and on-site investigation to mitigate the risks to the Hospital. This challenge extended to the IT systems, where the team was asked to integrate the existing IT infrastructure into the new building. Extensive work was undertaken to bring the Hospital’s aging IT infrastructure up to current standards, and to provide future flexibility. HH Angus designed a solution that would properly integrate and communicate with both the new and existing systems.

Southlake Regional Health Centre serves a catchment area of over one million people. It has more than 400 patient beds, and receives 113,000+ visits annually to the ER Department, and 530,000 out-patient visits.

The Southlake Redevelopment project included a 190,000 ft2 addition in the form of a six-storey tower plus mechanical penthouse, as well as extensive renovations to the existing facility. The tower structure has a mix of occupancies, with critical care spaces located on several floors.

Providing department-specific air handling units was not possible within the constraints of the building design. The solution to the air handling design was to provide four large 100% outdoor air units with high efficiency total enthalpy heat wheels that serve all floors. The result was an arrangement that allows for both initial and future flexibility.

Construction of the tower structure preceded the renovations, which were phased to permit relocation of departments to the new wing. Careful planning of the mechanical and electrical systems was required to integrate the new addition into the existing facility and to implement renovation phasing. HH Angus worked diligently on this with the Architect, Hospital and Contractor to ensure each phase of construction was fully serviced with minimal disruption to the User Groups.

HH Angus’ Vertical Transportation Group was responsible for the design of four elevators within the expansion of the Central Wing. 

• 16 operating rooms to replace the aging surgical suite
• An 18-bed critical care unit and a 12-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit
• Support services for the new surgical suite and critical care units, including new central sterile processing