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| Ceremonial Ground Breakting St. Joseph Continuing Care |
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Bonnie Ruest |
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Executive Director |
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St. Joesph Project News |
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Friday, January 27, 2006 |
Now that the ceremonial ground breaking is completed, the real work has begun! The general contractor, Bondfield Construction, is currently on-site and will be operating out of 27 York Street.
You will notice several changes starting early next week, including the decommissioning of the lane and parking lot. As of Sunday night, 29 January 2006, the parking lot adjacent to St. Joseph’s Villa will no longer be in service. Shortly thereafter, fencing will be installed to secure the construction area and a temporary driveway for emergency vehicle access will be created in front of the main entrance.
All parking for St. Joseph’s Villa will be provided in our lot on the corner of York and Water Streets.
We are excited about the progress and encourage everyone to watch for our Brick-by-Brick publication and visit our website at www.sjccc.ca for project information.
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| Project Highlights: Ground Breaking |
St Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre
Capital Redevelopment Project
Project History
In 1998, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care classified St. Joseph's Villa as a Structural Category “D” facility and provided a direction to rebuild the facility to current Long-Term Care Design Standards. In 2003, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care gave final approval to the community hospital proposal presented by The Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph Health Centre of Cornwall and issued amended and supplementary directions for hospital restructuring in the Cornwall area. The new directions called for The Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph of Cornwall to transfer ownership and title of the Hotel Dieu Hospital site to a new governance structure for acute care in Cornwall and implement a plan to incorporate the redevelopment of 150 Long-Term Care beds and the consolidation of 59 Complex Continuing Care beds at the St. Joseph's Villa site on York Street.
Construction Project Highlights
The new St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre has been designed as a co-location model to maximize administrative and supporting efficiencies while also providing an integrated continuum of care focussed on individualism and the concept of enablement. The state of the art facility will be built in two phases in order to avoid any temporary placement of residents during the construction period.
Phase I, which will start January 2006, will be the construction of the 150 Long-Term Care beds. The design of Phase I includes five Resident Home Areas (RHA) comprised of 30 beds. Each RHA will have a dining room, activity room, living room, treatment room and personal care centres. One RHA will be designated as a Dementia Unit with access to an enclosed courtyard and outdoor garden. The total area of Phase I is 116,028 square feet.
Phase II will be the construction of the 59 Complex Continuing Care beds. The design of Phase II includes two Complex Continuing Care Units which include a 26-bed Young Adult Unit and a 33-bed unit for adults over 65 years of age. Each care unit will have a dining room, activity room, living room, quiet room and personal care centre. The Young Adult Unit will also accommodate a multi media resource centre to allow access to internet, computers, video and other media resources. The total area of Phase II is 37,825 square feet.
The capital budget for the total project is estimated at $33,757,000. The project funding will be provided in part by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care through both capital grant funding estimated at $7,035,000 and Long-Term Care per diem funding estimated at $11,333,000. The project duration is forecasted to be 32 months with expected completion in late Fall 2008.
This project represents the start of the broader health care restructuring plans for Cornwall and the surrounding area and is welcome news for the entire community.
M.P.P. Jim Brownell is quoted as saying “This is the first stage of the healthcare ‘renaissance’ we will be seeing in the riding over the next three years, and is a great day for those visionaries who worked so hard to bring this project to fruition.”
| Brick by Brick: Construction Update (Jan/06) |
Introduction
Brick by Brick is a newsletter we introduced in May 2004 to help keep residents, families, friends, volunteers and staff informed and up to date on our construction project. This third edition highlights the commencement of our project and you can now look forward to more regular editions.
Ground Breaking Ceremony
On Thursday, 19 January 2006, the sun shone down on 14 York Street when the official Ground Breaking Ceremony for the reconstruction project took place. Sister Rosemarie Kugel, President of St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre brought greetings on behalf of The Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph to the dignitaries, board members, residents, staff, families and friends of our Centre who were present to share in the celebration. Sister Patricia Cuddihy delivered greetings in French. We also heard messages from M.P.P. Jim Brownell, M.P. Guy Lauzon and Mayor Phil Poirier. His Excellency Bishop Paul-André Durocher delivered a very inspirational message and provided a blessing for our new site. Special guests at the ceremony included Mr. Tony Kazarian, representing Bondfield Construction Company Limited, Mr. Ross Boyle, Principal Architect for the project from Stantec Architecture Limited, Mr. Richard Guindon, representing the residents of the Janet Macdonell Pavilion, and Mr. Aurele Clement, representing the residents of St. Joseph’s Villa. Board Chair Mr. Richard Abell, Sister Rosemarie Kugel, President of St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre, and M.P.P. Jim Brownell prepare to break ground. Mr. Richard Guindon, Resident of the Janet Macdonell Pavilion, Mr. Aurele Clement, Resident of St. Joseph’s Villa, and His Excellency Bishop Paul-André Durocher share in a joyous moment.
Project Highlights Revisited
The new St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre has been designed as a co-location model to maximize administrative and support efficiencies while also providing an integrated continuum of care focused on individualism and the concept of enablement. The state-of-the-art facility will be built in two phases in order to avoid any temporary placement of residents during the construction period.
Phase I, which will start January 2006, will be the construction of the 150 Long-Term Care beds. The design of Phase I includes five Resident Home Areas (RHA) comprised of 30 beds. Each RHA will have a dining room, activity room, living room, treatment room and personal care centres. One RHA will be designated as a Dementia Unit with access to an enclosed courtyard and outdoor garden. The total area of Phase I is 116,028 square feet.
Phase II will be the construction of the 59 Complex Continuing Care beds. The design of Phase II includes two Complex Continuing Care Units which include a 26-bed Young Adult Unit and a 33-bed unit for adults over 65 years of age. Each care unit will have a dining room, activity room, living room, quiet room and personal care centre. The Young Adult Unit will also accommodate a multi media resource centre to allow access to internet, computers, video and other media resources. The total area of Phase II is 37,825 square feet.
Project Schedule
The project duration is forecasted to be 32 months with expected completion in late Fall 2008. We will be providing further information with respect to the schedule for the two phases of the project in our next edition.
Articles courtesy of St. Joseph Continuing Care Centre |
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