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a healthcare hub
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create something greater than the sum of their individual parts where people
have a place to go to learn how to take care of themselves.”
However, as he pointed out, that conversation isn’t occurring and the
required partners in the process function within their own silos.
Provincial health ministries operate ambulatory, continuing and long-term
care facilities. Municipalities run fitness and community centres and libraries,
while retirement homes are private-sector businesses.
If they all came together, perhaps a health-and-wellness campus could
receive public-private funding, according to Colucci, who served as project
architect for the award-winning Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care’s Apotex
Centre for long-term care residents and those suffering from cognitive disorders
in Toronto.
“As architects, we have the capability and understanding of all of the
required building types, but nobody is pulling them together into a single
campus,” said Colucci.
The idea for a healthcare hub has caught the attention and interest of some
significant and potential future partners, including Blake Hutcheson, president
and CEO of real estate developer Oxford Properties Group, and Cliff Harvey,
MRAIC, senior architect at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. ■
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Such an area could consist of other elements,
such as centres for cancer care and mental health, a
medical clinic, a long-term care facility, an assisted
living retirement home, a guest house for respite, a
fitness and community centre, a learning resource
centre and possibly even space for life-sciences
research. This health-care constellation could also
include food markets and cafés.
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Stantec Architecture / KPMB Architects are the Planning, Design and
Compliance Architects for Bridgepoint Health responsible for the project specific
outline specifications (PSOS) and the Design Exemplar. HDR Architecture /
Diamond Schmitt Architects are the architects to the Design, Build, Finance
and Maintain consortium responsible for the design as constructed and are
the Architects of Record. Both teams are recognized as leaders in healthcare
design and architectural excellence.
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