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ing care teams in delivering exceptional, personalized and timely care.

Most patient rooms will be singleoccupancy, providing greater privacy and comfort. These rooms will feature large windows to allow natural light and a connection with nature, promoting healing and well-being.

The inpatient mental health and substance use unit will offer home-like environments, including private rooms, common dining and lounge areas, and a secured outdoor patio.

The maternity unit will provide singleroom maternity care, where individuals will go through labour and delivery, and will recover for the rest of their stay. Patients will have access to labouring bathtubs situated in the room, as opposed to the bathroom, for improved pain management, well-being and care experience.

Based on insights gained from the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility will incorporate enhanced features to respond to future pandemics. The medical inpatient unit will have the ability to be divided into two separate units to create outbreak control zones. Vestibules for donning/doffing personal protective equipment and airborne isolation rooms will ensure the protection of both patients and staff.

In addition to these facility design improvements, Burnaby Hospital will implement a choice dining service model that allows patients to select their meal preferences to be delivered at the bedside, with the goal of providing a better patient experience and reducing food waste.

Beyond the clinical areas, there is considerable attention to the technical designs to ensure the new facility meets the needs of today and tomorrow, focusing on climate resiliency and post-disaster readiness.

The hospital’s new energy centre will increase electrical capacity to support the hospital’s growth. It will supply an underground high-voltage ring distribution system along the perimeter of the campus with high-voltage distribution available for future expansions. This will allow for emergency high-voltage distribution to the entire campus in the event of a catastrophic failure on one end of the campus.

The three generators — rated for three megawatts/12-kilovolt with an 80-hour fuel supply — will automatically transfer vital, delayed vital and conditional power to provide a nearly seamless transition during unplanned power outages. The three transformers will feed essential switchboards, sized for complete, essential load redundancy during planned maintenance or unexpected outages.

Phase 1 of the redevelopment is scheduled for completion in 2026. Phase 2, which will add an inpatient tower with approximately 160 beds and a new cancer centre to the campus, is awaiting business plan approval later this year.

Upon project completion, Burnaby Hospital will be transformed into a healthcare facility that supports hospital staff and medical teams in delivering quality care experiences to all patients and their families, ultimately contributing to better health outcomes.