Alberta Health Services in Canada has welcomed an outstanding new facility to its healthcare stable with the emergence of new South Health Campus (SHC) in its Calgary Zone.
Spanning a 44-acre site in southeast Calgary, the C$1.3 billion state-of-the-art acute care facility has started opening in phases, offering residents of the southern Calgary, Alberta, and British Columbia communities a fresh, innovative, and green approach to healthcare delivery. Matthew Bradford, editor of Canadian Healthcare Facilities, the journal of the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society, reports on what he dubs ‘A study in sustainable design’.
Our vision for the site included the creation of four philosophical pillars: Patient and Family-Centred Care, Wellness, Collaborative Practice, and Innovation,” explains Lori Anderson, vice-president, South Health Campus. “The pillars were integrated into all aspects of planning for design, construction, and operations.” SHC’s arrival is the result of over a decade of consultations between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and key stakeholders, developers, patients, advisory groups, and community members. Its goal is to ease demand for healthcare services within the region, while offering a broad suite of services that embrace all aspects of health and wellness.
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