Provincial officials are moving forward with the release of a request for proposals to pre-qualified companies to build and finance the new Groves Memorial Community Hospital project.
The new hospital will have more space for emergency, ambulatory, diagnostic and inpatient services to accommodate Fergus’ growing community.
It will also include:
– more private inpatient rooms with showers and large windows;
– modernized infection control measures, including additional isolation facilities to enhance the hospital’s ability to respond to a pandemic or disease outbreak;
– up-to-date technology and clinical resources for physicians and staff; and
– a new on-site helipad to allow for faster access to patient transfers by air ambulance.
The three shortlisted teams invited to bid on the new hospital project are: GMCH Partnership, EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare and PCL Constructors Canada.
These companies have six months to submit their proposals.
The teams were selected following a request for qualifications process that began in September 2015. The winning group is expected to be announced in the summer of 2017, with construction scheduled to follow soon after.
It is expected that the new hospital will be completed in 2019.
“We are committed to delivering a state-of-the-art hospital that will improve the patient experience and provide more seamless care for our residents in conjunction with our health care partners,” stated Stephen Street, president and CEO Groves Memorial Community Hospital, in a press release.
“Our staff, physicians and volunteers look forward to evaluating the design from each of the three proponents. Our community and donors are looking forward to seeing the completion of this next phase and moving on to breaking ground.”
Dr. Eric Hoskins, minister of Health and Long-Term Care, noted in a statement that the government “is committed to the expansion and redevelopment of the Groves Memorial Community Hospital. This project will result in expanded state-of-the-art programs and services that will provide better access for the residents of Centre Wellington and the surrounding communities.”
Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott welcomed the News.
“Our new Groves hospital is absolutely vital to the future of our community,” Arnott stated in a press release.
“I will continue to monitor the hospital project as it moves forward and do whatever I can to help.”
