Tag: Healthcare Design

Explore our three CHES sessions focused on helping healthcare organizations to improve resilience, operational performance and long-term asset value. 

Senior members of HH Angus' healthcare team are presenting in three sessions at this year's national conference for the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society (CHES), taking place at the Convention Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. If you're attending the conference, we invite you to join us to learn how our team is helping healthcare facilities to future-proof community healthcare, safeguard water quality for hospital patients, staff and visitors, and to use occupancy data to optimize facilities for more efficient and effective use of clinical spaces.

 

Monday, September 21 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

From Legacy Spaces to New Fit-outs: Using Near Real-Time Occupancy Intelligence to Transform Operations at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Learn how Sunnybrook is using near real-time occupancy intelligence to optimize patient flow, improve space utilization and support smarter capital planning across existing facilities and new clinical spaces.

Speaker
Akira Jones, P.Eng., LEED AP | Director – Digital Services, HH Angus and Associates

Monday, September 21 | 12:05 PM – 1:05 PM

There Must be Something in the Water: Keeping Healthcare Facilities' Water Systems Safe through Design, Construction and Maintenance

Water system safety is an increasingly important consideration in healthcare facilities. Discover practical strategies and the latest CSA Z317.1 updates that help reduce waterborne pathogen risk throughout design, construction, and ongoing operations.

Speakers
Marianne Lee, P.Eng., ing., LEED AP | Director – Health, HH Angus and Associates
Gordon Burrill, P.Eng., CCHFM, CHC, FASHE | President, Teegor Consulting
Jessica Fullerton, M.Sc., CIC | Program Manager, IPAC Consultant, The Ottawa Hospital

Monday, September 21 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Future-Proofing Community Healthcare at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (PECMH) Redevelopment: A Multidisciplinary Roundtable on Mass Timber, Geothermal and Resilient Design

Hear directly from project leads about how mass timber, geothermal systems and resilient design are shaping the next generation of community hospitals.

Speakers
Laura Sisson, P.Eng. | Senior Manager – Health, HH Angus and Associates
Jeff Vernon, P.Eng. | Associate Director – Health, HH Angus and Associates
Jason-Emery Groen, OAA, OAQ, AIBC, MAA, NSAA, AANB, AAPEI | Senior Vice-President, HDR
Chad Cranley | Director - Redevelopment & Facilities, Quinte Health

HH Angus is also a proud sponsor of the CHES conference. Full session details and comprehensive daily program information is available at the CHES Conference website and app.

We are pleased to welcome Patricia Santiago, MES, PMP, as HH Angus’ new National Lead, Operational Readiness and Associate Director.

Patricia will lead the continued growth of our Operational Readiness practice across Canada, bringing more than 25 years of experience helping organizations prepare for the operational changes that come with major capital investments.

Her appointment enhances HH Angus’ ability to support clients across the capital project lifecycle, from early planning and design through transition, activation and stabilization. By aligning people, processes, technology and the built environment, our teams help organizations adopt new ways of working and realize the intended value of their investments from day one. Patricia brings extensive experience in operational readiness, transition planning, organizational change management and project leadership. She has advised healthcare organizations, municipalities, post-secondary institutions and corporate clients on complex facility openings and redevelopment programs.

Most recently, Patricia served as Director, Operational and Move Readiness at Colliers Project Leaders. Her experience includes operational readiness leadership for major projects and programs involving BC Cancer, Burnaby Hospital, St. Boniface Hospital, North York General Hospital, Cambridge Memorial Hospital and The Moncton Hospital. Her project experience also extends across municipal, long-term care, government, post-secondary and commercial sectors. In her national role, Patricia will work alongside HH Angus’ engineering and advisory teams to grow and integrated operational readiness service, connecting operational strategy and organizational change with facility, technology and infrastructure planning.

Megan Angus underscored the importance of this new role to the growth of our service offering:

"Patricia brings the experience and leadership needed to help clients bridge the critical gap between completing a facility and operating it successfully. Her appointment strengthens our ability to help HH Angus’ clients move confidently from construction completion to fully operational facilities, while expanding this important advisory service to our clients across Canada. We are delighted to welcome her to HH Angus."

Megan Angus, Senior VP, Strategy & Digital Services | VP, Angus Connect

Patricia holds a Master of Environmental Studies from York University and is a Project Management Professional (PMP), a PROSCI Certified Change Practitioner, and a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. Her collaborative approach, combined with her experience navigating complex operational changes, will help clients prepare their organizations and teams for successful transitions into new and redeveloped environments.

Click here to learn more about Patricia and how to get in touch with her.
Learn more about how HH Angus can help with your Operational Readiness needs.

Patricia Santiago, MES, PMP
National Lead, Operational Readiness Associate Director

 

We’re excited to be among the sponsors of next week’s Canadian Centre for Healthcare Facilities (CCHF) conference on designing health spaces for children and youth | November 26 - 28, 2025 | Toronto


The event brings together healthcare leaders, designers, and engineers to explore how we can create more efficient, innovative, and compassionate spaces for pediatric care — especially as redevelopment costs continue to rise.

Megan Angus and Kim Spencer, VPs respectively for our Angus Connect and Healthcare divisions, will be at the conference, connecting with industry peers and sharing ideas that help shape the future of healthcare design.

The conference takes place at the ‘Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning’, part of SickKids Hospital (recently recognized as the world’s best hospital for specialized pediatrics). We’re proud to have been part of the Centre’s design team, having provided mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as lighting, IT communications, and vertical transportation design to the project. And our Angus Connect team is currently serving as ICAT Advisor for SickKids’ Project Horizon.

 
 

This week, Nick Stark and Ryan Kennedy are at the ASHRAE Conference in Chicago to share insights from one of Canada’s most ambitious healthcare projects.

Their session, “Building Resilient and Net-Zero Hospitals for the Future: A Spotlight on the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project,” explores how this landmark facility is redefining what sustainable, resilient, and inclusive healthcare design looks like.

As Canada’s first hospital to be certified ‘Zero Carbon Building - Design Standard’ by the CaGBC — and British Columbia’s first fully electric hospital — Cowichan is setting a new national benchmark. Beyond energy performance, it embeds Indigenous representation, pandemic preparedness, and patient-centred design into every layer of planning.

Delivered through an alliance procurement model, the project proves what’s possible when collaboration and innovation align — blending engineering, architecture, and cultural insight to create a hospital ready for the future.

We’re proud to be part of this movement toward net-zero healthcare infrastructure and the engineering solutions that will make it real.

 
 

Robots to the Rescue: Streamlining Hospital Operations to Lighten the Load on Staff

Preethi Sethi, Senior Consultant with HH Angus | Angus Connect, will be presenting at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo (HCD 2025) alongside:

  • Henry Feng, Senior Manager, Engineering & Facilities Management, Providence Health Care
  • Pam McTeague, Global Clinical Operations Consultant (USA)

Also attending from HH Angus – Megan Angus, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Digital Services | Vice President Angus Connect.

As hospitals navigate ongoing staff shortages, this session explores how advanced logistics technologies—including automated guided vehicles (AGVs), mobile robots, and pneumatic systems—can help streamline operations, automate routine tasks, and allow healthcare professionals to focus on what matters most: patient care.

Drawing on real-world lessons from the New St. Paul’s Hospital project, the discussion will highlight how early planning, smart design, and collaboration are key to successfully integrating automation into hospital workflows. The team will also compare design-build-finance (DBF) and public-private partnership (P3) models, sharing strategies for effective change management and staff engagement.

By embracing intelligent automation, healthcare organizations can create more resilient, efficient, and patient-centred environments—lightening the load on staff while improving quality of care.