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will prepare medication for all young patients in the hospital, as well as Can- ada's first in-hospital Ronald McDonald Family Room, to accommodate families while their children are hospitalized. The new ED has many innovative design features informed by the latest evidence-based design principles. Fea- tures include registration and triage stations at the walk-in entry that can direct patients immediately to treat- ment spaces; private treatment rooms with walls (not curtains) and glass fronts, so healthcare professionals can monitor patients from team-care stations. Phase 2 of the project was completed recently and handed over to the FHA at the end of February 2014; it will open for patients in June 2014. The addition of the tower and renovations to parts of the existing hospital will add 151 beds, for a total of 650. Most private in-patient rooms in the tower are located on the perimeter of the building, to allow access to daylight and views of nature. The tower w ill also include a satellite University of British Columbia School of Medicine and an expanded laboratory. The critical care tower has been designed with the latest in patient-cen- tred design and care. For example, there are cherry blossoms on the CT scan ceiling to keep patients calm and doors open with the wave of hand, for better hand hygiene. The majority of patient rooms are single-patient private rooms. Twenty per cent of the patient rooms have their own negative pressure air flow and private washrooms, and ante- rooms where staff don protective gear, so they can be used as isolation rooms to reduce the spread of infectious diseases. The SMH project was built as a P3. The project consortium, which is called Integrated Team Solutions (ITS), is led by Fengate Capital Management and EllisDon Corporation. Honeywell International, Inc. has a 30-year agree- ment for the maintenance and upkeep of the facility. "The new building was immediately adjacent to the existing emergency and diagnostic imaging departments, whose services needed to be relocated to start excavation and shoring," says Fred Wray, construction manager. "This required – twice, without inter- ruption – the relocation of ambulance access. And a settlement and vibration program was put in place to monitor movement during construction." CEI and Parkin Architects Ltd. are equal joint venture partners within the consortium. John MacSween, Parkin principal, says the two firms have a long- standing history of working together. "On this project, CEI was mainly responsible for the exterior design, lab and administration planning ," says MacSween. "Parkin was respon- sible for the clinical planning of the emergenc y depar t ment , neonat a l intensive care unit, high acuity unit, intensive care unit and medical/surgical inpatient units." ■ LOCATION 13750 96th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. OWNER/DEVELOPER Fraser Health Authority ARCHITECT CEI Architecture Planning Interiors / Parkin Architects Limited (in JV) DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTOR EllisDon Corporation STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT Bush, Bohlman & Partners LLP MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT MMM Group Ltd. LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg (PFS Studio) TOTAL AREA 412,000 square feet COST $512 million April 2014 /53 Emergency Department and Critical Care Tower Morinwood Inc.indd 1 14-04-01 11:27 AM p50-53_Surrey Memorial copy.indd 53 14-04-03 9:04 AM