Stantec is to provide planning, design, and conformance services for the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority redevelopment project in Northern Ontario, Canada.
Following financial closure on the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority redevelopment project, a new state-of-the-art regional healthcare campus is set to be provided to Moosonee, Ontario and a new ambulatory care centre to Moose Factory Island, Ontario.
Global design firm Stantec is providing planning, design, and conformance services for the 445,000-square-foot project. The C$1.8bn new regional healthcare campus and ambulatory care centre will provide expanded opportunities for healthcare excellence and innovation.
The new hospital in Moosonee will include inpatient beds in private rooms, an expanded 24/7 emergency department, modern surgical suites, dialysis treatments and diagnostic imaging and expanded mental health and addictions programming, helping improve access and quality care for some of Ontario’s most remote indigenous communities.
The new regional healthcare campus will also include a new long-term elder care lodge, allowing local elders to remain in the region while receiving care and a new hostel for patients and families from coastal communities who require accommodation while they or their loved one accesses healthcare services.
Healthcare services provided by the existing hospital on Moose Factory Island will be replaced by services from the new modern ambulatory care centre, including emergency health services and access to primary healthcare.
Embracing design for indigenous communities
One of the main goals of the project is to provide an elevated level of healthcare in the region while incorporating culturally impactful design. In addition to serving the town of Moosonee, the new hospital will serve six other indigenous communities in the western James Bay and Hudson Bay region. This project is also being designed in a spirit of collaboration and reconciliation through a thoughtful series of community engagement sessions and user group workshops.
Andrew Brimble, principal for Stantec’s health sector, said: “These new modern facilities will be examples of best practices in healthcare design by creating an expanded space for welcoming and innovative care. We are honoured to help bring culturally sensitive healthcare that supports the health and well-being of indigenous communities.”
