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The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that a new acute care hospital campus in Kenmount Crossing will help modernize the delivery of health care services on the Northeast Avalon and the entire province.
Recommended by Health Accord NL, the new hospital further advances the province’s actions to ensure that modern infrastructure exists to support the transformation of health care in Newfoundland and Labrador.
“This new hospital and the redevelopment of the Health Sciences Centre will realign health care services on the Northeast Avalon and further advance the steps we are taking to transform health care. We look forward to the construction of the new hospital and the impact it will have on health care for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians,” said Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The health care campus will be located at Kenmount Crossing—west of Kenmount Terrace—in St. John’s. It will serve as the home of the new hospital and new Cardiovascular and Stroke Institute for all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
The opening of the hospital campus coincides with the realignment of health care services on the Northeast Avalon that are currently provided at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, the Health Sciences Centre, and the Dr. L. A. Miller Centre.
“This is an exciting day for the future of health care in our province. We are committed to implementing recommendations of Health Accord NL and providing timelier access to quality health care. New infrastructure, such as this new hospital, the redeveloped Health Sciences Centre, the new Downtown Health and Well-Being Centre, and the new Adult Mental Health and Addictions Centre, will create improved working environments for health care professionals to deliver health care in a modern setting,” said John Hogan, K.C., Minister of Health and Community Services.
The new hospital campus complements other ongoing projects in the region, including:
A new Adult Mental Health and Addictions Centre at the Health Sciences Centre;
A new Downtown Health and Well-Being Centre, which will be located on the site of the former Grace Hospital;
Urgent care centres on Stavanger Drive and Topsail Road; and
A ambulatory care hub on Stavanger Drive.
“Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services is pleased with the announcement by the Provincial Government today for a new acute care hospital at Kenmount Crossing. This new facility, along with the realignment of health-care services on the Northeast Avalon, will modernize how we deliver health care. The new hospital will be state-of-the-art which will have benefits for our health-care teams and employees so that they can provide high-quality care to patients and clients,” said Karen Stone, KC, CEO (Interim), NL Health Services.
The new hospital campus at Kenmount Crossing will support the secondary acute care needs for the region and the tertiary care services for the province. It will include:
The consolidation of general medicine, general surgery programs, and orthopedic programs to a single site;
Other tertiary diagnostic and interventional services;
A focus on acute care of the elderly;
The Cardiovascular and Stroke Institute; and
A hub for clinical teaching.
In addition, the Health Sciences Centre will continue to:
Support adult mental health and addictions, and:
Provide provincial tertiary-level services, such as cancer care, provincial children and women’s health, palliative care, nuclear medicine, and laboratory services;
Provide enhanced rehabilitation, restorative care and transitional care services;
Provide expanded access to day surgery;
Support NL Health Services’ academic, teaching, research and innovation mandate in collaboration with the Medical School.Work is ongoing with the consultant to complete the functional program and master plan for the site.
To support the new hospital, there will be investments in the provincial transportation network in the area to alleviate traffic pressures, which include completion of the Team Gushue Highway and linkages to the Outer Ring Road.
“Modern health care infrastructure creates better working environments and that is why it is important to replace the century-old St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital. Work is ongoing with the consultant to complete the functional program and master plan for the site, as well as new transportation links to facilitate traffic in the area. We look forward to the next steps of building a new hospital for our province,” said Fred Hutton, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. |
