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je pense que notre ancien fil sur le nouveau MégaHôpital de McGill a été rayé de la carte

so I'm launching a new one. time for an update.

this appeared in the Real Estate (Immobilier) section of Les Affaires a few weeks ago... il nous donne un peu plus de détail sur la forme que va prendre cette nouvelle complexe hospitalier... il y a quelques innovations assez intéressantes. I'm really looking forward to seeing this campus begin to take shape. I think it will be quite a beacon of 21st century healthcare:



Le projet de mégahôpital du CUSM est bien en selle

22 décembre 2006
Suzanne Dansereau, Journal LesAffaires

Le contraste est frappant. Pendant que le projet de redéploiement du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) se heurte continuellement à des critiques et des remises en question, celui du Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) continue d'avancer à bon rythme.

La décontamination du terrain abritant le campus Glen vient d'être terminée, en respectant le budget et l'échéancier prévus. Les architectes chargés de dresser les plans directeurs des deux campus ont été choisis : il s'agit d'un consortium international de haut calibre, auquel participe Moshe Safdie, le père d'Habitat 67, qui donnera du sex-appeal au nouveau campus Glen (voir texte à la page suivante).

Jusqu'à maintenant, le projet de 1,6 milliard de dollars est peu contesté dans le milieu de la santé. La fusion des cinq hôpitaux créant le CUSM en 1997 a été volontaire, contrairement à celle du CHUM, plus récente et imposée.

Un hôpital à échelle humaine

Le directeur général et chef de la direction du CUSM, le Dr Arthur T. Porter, a déjà à son actif la construction de trois hôpitaux privés aux États-Unis. Il ne craint pas la formule des partenariats public-privé (PPP), " du moment que cela est fait de façon intelligente, et qu'on sache qui est responsable de quoi ".

Sa vision est claire : " Nous sommes en train de bâtir l'hôpital du XXIe siècle, dit-il en entrevue. Un hôpital bâti à l'échelle humaine et centré sur le patient. " À ses yeux, le CUSM du XXIe siècle ne sera pas un lieu triste et angoissant où l'on traite des malades, mais plutôt " un milieu de vie axé sur le bien-être ".

Cet oncologue imagine même une salle de gymnastique à l'hôpital, en plus de boutiques commerciales, " où les gens pourront prendre un café en attendant qu'on les appelle pour leur rendez-vous par téléavertisseur ". Car la superficie consacrée aux salles d'attente sera réduite au minimum.

Les patients qui séjourneront à l'hôpital auront tous leur propre chambre - la meilleure façon d'éviter la propagation des maladies - où les proches disposeront d'un sofa-lit. " Ma priorité est la chambre du patient ", souligne M. Porter, qui pratique encore la médecine.

Le nouveau campus Glen, situé dans un quartier résidentiel à l'ouest du centre-ville, s'étendra plutôt à l'horizontale qu'à la verticale, comme le CHUM. Le design sera conçu de façon à laisser entrer beaucoup de lumière naturelle, avec de grandes aires dégagées. Plusieurs espaces verts seront aménagés à l'extérieur. Situé à proximité des autoroutes 15 et Ville-Marie, il sera facilement accessible tant par auto, que par métro ou vélo.

Regrouper le CUSM et le CHUM : un non-sens ?

Quand on rappelle à M. Porter que certains critiquent la construction simultanée de deux mégahôpitaux, il fait remarquer qu'il n'est pas utile de s'emporter contre ce qui n'a aucun sens.

" Remettre en question les deux projets est un faux débat, et je sens que la motivation [des critiques] est politique, dit-il. D'abord, la maladie n'a pas de langue. Le CUSM n'est pas anglais : il est bilingue et multiethnique.

" Deuxièmement, il nous faut les deux CHU [centres hospitaliers universitaires], car il n'y a pas de surcapacité d'accueil dans les hôpitaux à Montréal, loin de là. Le spectacle des civières dans les corridors, des unités de débordement et de la propagation de la bactérie C. difficile est assez désolant.

" Un regroupement du CHUM et du CUSM créerait un monstre inefficace, car au-delà de 1 000 lits, on perd de l'efficience, ajoute-t-il. De plus, imaginez un peu la catastrophe que représenterait une épidémie comme le SRAS dans un hôpital d'une telle envergure ! "

Quant à l'idée de s'en tenir à la rénovation et à l'agrandissement des établissements existants, M. Porter rappelle que jusqu'à maintenant, 400 M$ ont été dépensés pour réparer des tuyaux, des toits qui coulent et des fenêtres qui ne ferment plus.

" Combien de fois va-t-on retaper des immeubles plus que centenaires ? Arrêtons de discuter et commençons à construire ", dit celui qui ne pense pas tant à la date d'achèvement du projet, toujours prévue en 2011, qu'à celle, toujours incertaine, du début des travaux du mégahôpital sur lequel on travaille depuis 1991.

Le CUSM, c'est :

> Cinq hôpitaux affiliés à la Faculté de médecine de l'Université McGill : l'Hôpital Général (fondé en 1822), le Royal Victoria (1893), l'Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants (1903), l'Institut thoracique (1903), l'Hôpital neurologique (1934).

> Un projet de redéploiement de 1,579 milliard de dollars sur deux campus : le campus Glen, un nouveau bâtiment de 578 lits au sud-ouest de l'île, et le campus de la Montagne (371 lits) en bordure du Mont-Royal.

> 14 000 employés, 2 000 bénévoles, 1 000 chercheurs desservant un bassin de 1,7 million de Québécois.

> 300 laboratoires de recherche

> Affilié à la 21e plus importante université au monde (McGill) selon le Times de Londres.

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c'est dommage que je ne retrouve pas sur le site web d Les Affaires l'autre article de la même date, qui parlait du choix de Moshe Safdie comme architecte

ni le rendu préliminaire (un nouveau) du Campus Glen qui est apparu dans le journal

[malek]

Il y avait des plans sur le site de mcgill, mais c'etait pas de safdi je crois, mais plus un concept de quoi ca l'aurait l'air.

J'avais vu ces dessins avant que Safdi soit nomme architecte.

[Kilgore Trout]

i'm glad the MUHC is going so well. the criticism on the part of nationalist extremists is totally unjustified and dr. porter does a good job of refuting their claims.

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McGill University Health Centre Montreal: Architecture, Building, Architects
Building in Montreal, Canada by Moshe Safdie, Architect

McGill University Health Centre Glen Campus : Building PR from Moshe Safdie and Associates 1 Dec 2006

Moshe Safdie returns to the city of his alma mater to draw the master plan for the
McGill University Health Centre's Glen Campus

Montreal, November 21, 2006-Dr. Arthur T. Porter, Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), announced today that Moshe Safdie, a McGill University graduate and world-renowned architect, has accepted to design the master plan for the Glen Campus of the MUHC, a 43-acre former brownfield site destined to revitalize several neighbourhoods. Mr. Safdie will join a consortium of elite Quebec and U.S. architects in working on the $1.579-billion redevelopment project. The MUHC will be his first academic healthcare centre.

Three years after graduating from McGill, 24-year-old Moshe Safdie shone a spotlight on Montreal that was seen around the world when he took charge of the master plan for Expo '67 and created what is undeniably a 20th century icon with Habitat '67. Since that initial project, the now veteran architect's work has spanned the globe and includes a rich array of public and academic institutions as well as major cultural and civic projects. His return home to Montreal represents a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and assure the city's appointment as a UNESCO City of Design.

"After only one conversation with Moshe Safdie, I realized this is a man who respects the people who will ultimately use the buildings he creates," stated Dr. Arthur T. Porter. "It's not about grandiose architecture or what's fashionable today. Mr. Safdie's soft-spoken manner and philosophy convinced me that the healing environment which will be created on the MUHC's Glen Campus will indeed shape the face of health care in the 21st century."

There are myriad challenges in designing a world-class academic healthcare campus, which is dedicated to integrated clinical care for children and adults as well as research and teaching. From a functional and technical design perspective, these challenges include creating distinct yet connected environments, ensuring user-friendliness for patients, families, visitors and personnel, and planning buildings that can evolve apace of ever-advancing medical practice and science. Success also hinges on how well the campus fits into its surroundings and how people interact with the space.

"Hospital environments have come to be synonymous with alienation, as they have grown larger, more confusing and an assemblage of patched-up additions. I am most excited about the challenge and opportunity presented by the MUHC to create a new model for healthcare architecture for the 21st century. I look forward to meeting the objectives articulated by David Culver and Arthur Porter, notably of creating a place of community, humanity and comfort for patients, their families and the dedicated healthcare professionals. Rarely has there been an opportunity to re-examine hospital architecture from first principles," noted Moshe Safdie.

The consortium charged with designing the two campuses for the MUHC comprises Les architectes Lemay et associés; Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et associés architectes; André Ibghy Architectes; and Menkès Shooner Dagenais Letourneux. In addition to Moshe Safdie & Associates, Perkins+Will will contribute invaluable international expertise to the team, which has a combined total of more than one hundred years of experience in major projects.

"We have an incredibly dynamic group," stated Louis T. Lemay, Senior Architect and President, Les architectes Lemay et associés. "The energy that will drive this project is sure to guarantee world-class facilities that are on the vanguard of the best in healthcare design trends. We're all looking forward to the creative process."

Safdie's Canadian projects include Montreal's Habitat '67 and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (last pavilion); Quebec City's Musée de la civilisation; Ottawa's National Gallery of Canada; Toronto's Pearson International Airport (rebuild); and Vancouver's largest ever capital project, Library Square. His peers and the international community have recognized his extensive repertoire of projects. Recent building openings include the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah and the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem. The Khalsa Memorial Complex, the national museum of the Sikh people in Punjab, India, is currently under construction. He has recently been commissioned to design a $3.4-billion integrated resort for the Venetian Sands in Singapore, to be complete in 2009.

The MUHC has registered the Redevelopment Project with the Canada Green Building Council and is seeking LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification-a benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings-for both the Glen and Mountain campuses.

About the MUHC Redevelopment Project
Guided by its mission and its role as the nerve centre of the McGill integrated university hospital network, the MUHC is carrying out a $1.579-billion Redevelopment Project that will help the Government achieve its vision for academic medicine in Quebec. Excellence in patient care, research, education and technology assessment will be fostered on two state-of-art campuses-The Mountain and the Glen-and through strong relationships with healthcare partners. Each LEED®-registered campus will be designed to provide patients and their families with "The Best Care For Life" in a healing environment that is anchored in best sustainable development practices, including BOMA Go Green guidelines.

About the MUHC
The MUHC is a comprehensive academic health institution with an international reputation for excellence in clinical programmes, research, teaching and technology evaluation. The MUHC is a merger of five teaching hospitals affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University: the Montreal Children's, Montreal General, Royal Victoria, and Montreal Neurological hospitals, and the Montreal Chest Institute. Building on the tradition of medical leadership of the founding hospitals, the goal of the MUHC is to provide patient care based on the most advanced knowledge in the healthcare field and to contribute to the development of new knowledge.

McGill University Health Centre Glen Campus PR from Moshe Safdie and Associates 1 Dec 2006

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from the MUHC News
http://www.muhc.ca/media/news/?ItemID=22782

Quebec's architects embrace challenge of designing optimal health care environment
November 21, 2006


The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is thrilled that award-winning Quebec architects have stepped up to design the health centre's two campuses—a challenge that will put their combined experience and expertise to the test as the $1.579B project unfolds.

"Our community has been waiting a long time for new facilities. We have an ambitious functional and technical programme and clinical plan," stated Dr. Arthur T. Porter, Director General and CEO of the MUHC. "Our architects must work with a fixed budget and reconcile our high expectations against their architectural vision. I'm sure they're up to it!"

The consortium brings together the talented firms of Les architectes Lemay et associés, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et associés architectes, André Ibghy Architectes and Menkès Shooner Dagenais Letourneux. The renowned firms of Moshe Safdie & Associates and Perkins+Will will contribute additional strength and vision.

"One of the project's objectives is to create a healing environment with an appropriate human scale that integrates harmoniously into the city's urban fabric," stated Louis T. Lemay, Senior Architect and President, Les architectes Lemay et associés.

The MUHC is a research-intensive institution that provides clinical care across the entire spectrum of ages and teaches the next generation of health care professionals. The Redevelopment Project will consolidate the MUHC's services onto two campuses—the Mountain and the Glen. While each campus has particular challenges, the architects will need to create an overall environment that promotes optimal efficiency for all users.

"Our association with the MUHC at the programming stage allowed us to quickly grasp this project's importance. The scope compares favourably with prestigious projects that we've had the privilege of visiting around the world," remarked Michel Broz, Senior Architect and Partner, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte. "We want to help the MUHC achieve its objectives and provide Montreal with a health care institution that will be an international reference from a functional, operational, architectural and aesthetic perspective."

The Glen Campus is a 43-acre site with green space and ample room for future expansion. Designing a campus that will meet the needs of various groups is no small feat, especially when the goal is to create a village-like complex for children and adults.

"Understanding a child's unique perspective of the world, with all of his or her fears and apprehensions during a hospital visit, is critical. The careful use of scale, colour and wayfinding clues are ways to embrace that world and attain our design objectives," noted André Ibghy, Senior Architect, André Ibghy Architectes. "The design for the Montreal Children's Hospital must bring form to the hospital's commitment to a supportive, family-centred environment. In addition, it will need to promote its historic identity while ensuring a harmonious integration with other campus members."

The Mountain Campus will modernize the Montreal General Hospital and provide a new pavilion for the renowned Montreal Neurological Hospital. As time is a life-saving factor in much of the care provided in these facilities, adjacency of services such as the tertiary trauma bay, operating suites, imaging rooms and intensive care and coronary care units is crucial.

"With the Mountain Campus, we have a unique opportunity to integrate the hospital complex more subtly into the fabric of the city," stated Anik Shooner, Senior Architect and Partner, Menkès Shooner Dagenais Letourneux. "We can also make the access between the city and the upper reaches of the mountain a pleasant experience."

Among the long list of Quebec and Ontario projects that can be attributed to the consortium's partners are the Centre hospitalier Pierre-LeGardeur, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Sherbrooke, the Cité de la santé Laval, the Cancer Centre of the Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, the Centre hospitalier Anna Laberge, the Héma-Québec Laboratory, the Centre hospitalier de St-Eustache, the Centre hospitalier Pierre-Boucher, École polytechnique de Montréal, the Centre des technologies de l'aluminium, the Université de Montréal's Marcelle-Coutu, Jean-Coutu and Joseph-Armand Bombardier pavilions, the Campus de Longueuil (Cité du savoir), Université Laval's Research Centre and Biochem Pharma's research laboratories. The architects have also carried out projects around the world, including Burkina-Faso, New Delhi and Kuwait, and contributed to preliminary activities related to the MUHC's Redevelopment Project, such as architectural pre-concepts and studies.

The MUHC has registered the Redevelopment Project with the Canada Green Building Council and is seeking LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification—a benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings—for its Mountain and Glen campuses.

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a couple of renderings from the Building.ca website... but I'm sure this is very very preliminary. With Safdie now involved, we will probably soon begin to get a more specific idea of what their architectural vision is...

http://www.building.ca/graphics/news/news_34.jpg

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Safdie's website does not mention the project yet.

http://www.msafdie.com/

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more on Safdie's portfolio

http://cac.mcgill.ca/safdie/

[malek]

those are the same shots i saw a while back, i don't think safdie has anything to do with those.

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from here:
http://www.muhc.ca/construction/whatsnew/news-2006/2006_nov21/

Backgrounder on Master Architect for MUHC Redevelopment Project
A Team Befitting the MUHC’s Pursuit of Excellence

To bring to life its vision of a healthcare centre benefiting the medical, scientific and academic communities, as well as all Quebecers, the MUHC has selected the following architectural experts to design the master architectural plan and buildings that will form the Glen and Mountain campuses. They are entrusted with creating vibrant, living centres for patients, families, staff and the entire community.

Quebec Consortium:

Les architectes Lemay et associés;
Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et associés architectes;
André Ibghy Architectes; and
Menkès Shooner Dagenais Letourneux.
International Expertise:

Perkins+Will; and
Moshe Safdie & Associates.
Leading Quebec Architects to Manage a Team of 60 Specialists
Daniel Auclair, Michel Broz, Michel Gamache, Denis Gaudreault, Robert Hamilton, Raynald St-Hilaire, André Ibghy, Marc Laurendeau, Louis Lemay, Claude Létourneau, Gaétan Roy, Anik Shooner, and Marc-André Tellier will assume project leadership. Their longstanding experience on major projects involving hospital, research and academic institutions represents a considerable asset for the MUHC. On the vanguard of healthcare design trends, they have collected many awards and distinctions for their work.

A number of the consortium’s members are already acquainted with the reality, constraints and objectives of the MUHC, having been involved with the:

Initial architectural concepts for the Glen and Mountain campuses, the initial master building plan and various associated studies;
Study for the partial retrofitting of the Radio-oncology department of the Montreal General Hospital; and with
The enlargement plan for the Research Institute of the MUHC in the Livingston Pavilion of the Montreal General Hospital.
In having an understanding of the MUHC’s particular needs, the consortium will be well positioned to create environments that favour the necessary links between medical, research and teaching teams, and make the MUHC an international healthcare reference.

In addition to establishing synergy amongst our health centre’s activities, the master architectural team will design the two campuses such that the spaces will be flexible and capable of adapting apace of evolving technologies. The team will also support the MUHC’s sustainable development objectives, ensuring that the institution can obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification and meet the norms of the Canada Green Building Council.

Successful Quebec Healthcare Designs
The following represents a selection of exemplary projects within the Quebec health care arena on which members of the Quebec consortium have played a role:

CHUS Hôtel-Dieu (2003-2009): Expansion and renovation of Hôtel-Dieu Hospital with the goal of modernizing infrastructures. Particular attention was paid to urban integration and environmental components.

Centre hospitalier Pierre-LeGardeur (1997-2004): Construction of a short-stay centre (272 beds) and an ambulatory centre. The design favoured distinct accesses for different users and the future expansion of three buildings.

Jewish General Hospital (2003-2006): Construction of the integrated Cancer Centre through the enlargement of a pavilion. The project integrated new research and ambulatory care trends.

Centre hospitalier Pierre-Boucher (2001-2007): Construction of an ambulatory centre, enlargement of the ORs, clinical laboratories and intensive care unit, as well the renovation of several department areas. The project included a building with a high-energy performance.

Internationally-renowned Architects
Perkins+ Will
Represented by Jean Mah, Perkins+Will brings exceptional healthcare design experience to the project. Perkins+Will’s advocacy of sustainable development since its inception in 1935 will help ensure that the campuses’ designs have innovative flair and buildings that will honour the broader goals of society.

Projects include: Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre, UCLA Health Sciences Centre, University of Colorado Health Sciences Centre, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Providence Legacy (Vancouver).

Moshe Safdie & Associates
Moshe Safdie & Associates is recognized throughout the world for iconic architecture, light-infused meeting spaces in cities and human ideals. Moshe Safdie will ensure that the design encourages human interaction, makes a bold but honest statement and integrates well with the neighbouring urban fabric.

Projects include: Habitat ’67, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (last pavilion), National Gallery of Canada, Musée de la civilisation (Quebec City), Pearson International Airport (rebuild), Library Square (Vancouver), Telfair Museum of Art (Savannah) and Yad Vashem Museum (Jerusalem).

Additional Expertise
The consortium will call upon the expertise of Murphy Hilgers Architects insofar as the process and completion of projects in PPP mode are concerned, if required following the government’s evaluation of the business case commissioned by the Agence des partenariats public-privé du Québec. Also included in the list of collaborators are Vermeulens Cost Consultants (a specialist in the estimation of costs) and GPR Planners Collaborative Inc. (a leader in the design of laboratories and research environments).

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those are the same shots i saw a while back, i don't think safdie has anything to do with those.


they were the original preliminary renderings.

and now that Safdie is on board, the vision will certainly become more precise - and he will no doubt add a significant Safdiesque touch to it.

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here's a whole section of the MUHC website archives dedicated to Glen Yards project...

http://www.muhcfoundation.com/archive/glen/index.html

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ALSO

the new Decarie Expressway (southbound) offramp at Addington and De Maisonneuve (which is to serve the new hospital campus) is now visibly complete

not sure when they're planning on opening the new roadway though...

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final report on environmental cleanup of Glen Yards... here:
http://www.muhc.ca/files/construction/Fact_Sheet_Environmental_Remediation_2006.pdf

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from: http://www.muhc.ca/construction/planning/glen/

The Glen Campus:

Location
The Glen Campus borders Westmount and the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Sud-Ouest boroughs. It is located at the top of the St-Jacques Street escarpment beside the Vendôme commuter station. To view the Glen site via our Webcam service click here (no longer functions).

http://www.muhc.ca/files/construction/cusm.jpg

Campus Activities and Infrastructure
The campus will feature adult inpatient facilities, the Montreal Children’s Hospital, and the Research Institute of the MUHC, including its Centre for Innovative Medicine. The Montreal Shriners Hospital is also expected to be a part of the campus, and would be built strategically adjacent to The Children’ s. Ambulatory, administrative and educational activities will be positioned either on, adjacent or in close proximity of the Glen. A total of 518 beds will be provided, 364 of which for adults and 154 for pediatrics. A total of 21 operating rooms are being planned, 14 of which for adults and 7 for pediatrics.

Quality Patient Care and Safety
Brand-new state-of-the-art facilities will be designed in such a way as to promote healing and create the best possible work environment for medical professionals and support personnel. Countless elements will be incorporated in the final design, from improved air and ventilation systems to green space.

http://www.muhc.ca/files/construction/Interior_Atrium_sm.jpg

Exclusive Services
Palliative care, cardiovascular surgery, urology, transplantation, hematology, respiratory services, otolaryngology, and thoracic surgery will be offered exclusively on this campus.

Satellite EEG/EMG Team
A satellite EEG/EMG team will ensure that the critical care and adult ER services have what they require to function effectively.

This chart outlines the full spectrum of services at the Glen:

Glen Campus
General medicine / surgery
Emergency department
Cancer (medical oncology, radio-oncology, surgical oncology, hematology)
Palliative care
Montreal Children’s Hospital
Women’s health
Cardiovascular programme
Transplantation
Urology
Respiratory medicine
Thoracic surgery
Plastic surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Geriatric medicine
Intensive care (surgical and medical intensive care unit; coronary care unit)

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another preliminary rendering found...
http://www.muhc.ca/files/construction/cour-int1.jpg

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http://www.muhc.ca/construction/planning/mountain/
http://www.muhc.ca/files/media/2005nov_mountaincampus1.jpg

Mountain Campus
Location
The Mountain Campus borders Mount-Royal Park. It is in the heart of downtown Montreal on Pine and Cedar avenues and University Street.

Campus Activities and Infrastructure
The campus will offer a range of inpatient and ambulatory care, and will house the MUHC’s Trauma Centre. A total of 344 beds will be provided, including 102 beds for neurosciences and 12 short-stay unit beds. A total of 21 operating rooms are being planned, 15 of which for general surgery and 6 specifically for neurosurgery.

Quality Patient Care and Safety
Major renovations and an expansion will provide modern facilities, aligned with the latest government standards for university hospitals. Single patient rooms on new floor set-ups will increase peace and quiet and promote infection control. Natural light and easier wayfinding will also improve the hospital environment. Adjacencies and centralization will increase flexibility and patient safety: Key services such as OR suites, imaging rooms and intensive care units will be located close to one another. Centralized EEG/EMG and sterilization departments, pharmacy, admission services, medical archives, printing and messenger services will serve the entire campus.

New Neuro Hospital Pavilion
By consolidating under the roof of a new pavilion all inpatient care currently provided at the Montreal General (neuro-trauma and neurology, notably cerebrovascular accidents) and the Montreal Neurological hospitals, (neurosurgery and neurology), as well as the administration of the neurosciences mission, operational efficiency will be maximized. Support services (general and clinical), human resources, high-tech equipment, and the technical platform will be shared and utilized better.

The Montreal Neurological Institute Site
Outpatient neuro-oncology clinics (except treatments, which will take place at the Cancer Centre on the Glen Campus), and neuroscience clinics (epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, motor conditions, post-polio, prevention of cerebrovascular accidents) will be located on University Street at the MNI site. A portion of clinical neuroscience research will also remain there to support the outpatient clinics.

This chart outlines the full spectrum of services at the Mountain Campus:

General medicine / surgery
Emergency
Traumatology
Neurosciences /surgery
Orthopedics
Oral and maxillo-facial surgery
Mental health
Plastic surgery
Ophthalmology (tertiary level)
Geriatric medicine
Intensive care (surgical and medical intensive care unit; neurological intensive care unit; coronary care unit)

another link with some renderings
http://www.muhc.ca/media/ensemble/2005nov/mountain/

including these, of the Glen Campus:
http://www.muhc.ca/files/media/2005nov_glencampus2.jpg http://www.muhc.ca/files/media/2005nov_glencampus5.jpg

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more, of the Glen (images I have not yet seen, but they are still of that same green glass version we've seen a number of times up to now...) :

http://www.muhc.ca/files/media/2005nov_lookingahead4.jpg

http://www.muhc.ca/files/media/2005nov_newmuhc.jpg

the question now, is will Safdie retain this type of design and work with it? or start from scratch with something of his own...

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ALSO

the new Decarie Expressway (southbound) offramp at Addington and De Maisonneuve (which is to serve the new hospital campus) is now visibly complete

not sure when they're planning on opening the new roadway though...

i think final paving needs to be done, as well as the finishing touches, which i guess will be done this spring

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thanks West aust

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mega report from 2005 on traffic situation around the Glen Yards and suggested solutions, including $10 million of highway reconfiguration work to build new onramps and offramps serving the site (including the one nearly completed)

http://muhc-healing.mcgill.ca/MUHC_Docs/Etude_circulation-RapportFinal-avril05.pdf

[brahmi]

This project in my opinion goes against every logic that can be applied to ogistic in the management of providing health care to citizens. Hospitals have difficulty containing a bacterail contamination in a small hospital in rural Montreal. How will they address such a simple challenge in a hospital the size of the Mc gill project? Not to mention other logistic challenges that are fundemtal in providing health care from a hospital. We do create our own problems evidently.
Pourquoi aulieu de batir un nouveau centre ont ameliore pas ce que nous avons deja

Je suis de 'opinion que ce projet contredit n'importe qu'el logique que l'ont puisse imaginer en ce qui concerne la gestion de fournir des soins de santé.
Nous n'arrivons pas a contenir une bacterie dans un petit hopital rurale. Comment vas t'ont faire dans hospital de cet envirgure face au memes situations de contamination. Nous cherchons des problemes c'est certains que les trouverons si ce projhets ce realise.

[West_aust]

Pourquoi aulieu de batir un nouveau centre ont ameliore pas ce que nous avons deja


Parce que ce que l'on as deja est trop vieux, ne reponds plus au besoins et qu'il est extremement difficile et cher de mettre a jour ces hopitaux.

Le Royal Vic, est un tres bel immeuble, mais vieux, pas agrandissable, a l'interieur, tu peux pas faire plus que ce qui as été fait, en plus des couts d'entretien qui ne vont aller qu'en augmentant.

L'Avantage du neuf, tu repars a zero, tu ne fais plus les erreurs du passé, ils en parlaient d'ailleur cette semaine, durant une annonce pour la renovation de l'hotel dieu de Quebec, ils vont mettre plus de chambres individuelles, ce qui est une bonne chose, cela reduit les risques de transmissions entre les patients. Un hopital neuf va avoir des chambres individuelles en majorité, plus de comfort pour les patients, meilleur controle sur les transmissions.

Plus de problemes de moisissures comme on en as vu au royal vic entre autre, tout va etre neuf, et fait avec des materiaux plus au points pour un hopital. C'est plein de details comme cela que seul un hopital neuf peut regler.

[francely57]

Hey le Royal Vic est pas sale il est juste vieux en général.

En tout cas, j'avais déjà posté cette photo, mais voici le terrain Glenn en automne 2006, vu de la gare Vendôme :
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e24/francely57/Transportation/IMG_4149.jpg

[mtl_yul]

having had the misfortune to stay in a hospital for longer than 3 months - I sure hope the architects take into consideration the view. It's not all that great to lay there in bed and watch T.V. all day - hopefully they'll orient the rooms so that people when in bed get to look outdoors - and preferably toward downtown and the mountain - so much to just look at - to sit there and contemplate - watch the time go by, the lights go on at night, the sunrise illuminating the glass towers early in the morning. I really hope that the view we see in the previous message is not the one people will have to look at all day!

[BiloQuebecCity]

Un de mes amis vient de se faire engager par le CUSM, y vient juste de finir son bacc. en génie. Le projet est vraiment sur les rails, surtout quand on le compare à l'autre!!

[malek]

j'ai vu des annonces d'embauche pour le CHUM dans la presse d'hier.

[graupner]

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/Gilbert_mtl/montreal%20du%20futur/DSC_29390026.jpg

http://www.cusm.ca/files/construction/Glen---Night-image_640.jpg

http://www.montreal2025.com/photos/large/1232567009.jpg

http://www.mtlurb.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1149&d=1297610096

[MTLskyline]

Here are the latest renderings.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7449/muhc1.jpg

http://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/color_northwest_day-700.jpg

http://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/plaza-view-LOGO-ONLY-700.jpg

http://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/view-of-the-cancer-wing-700.jpg

http://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/color_northwest_night-700.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1736/muhc2.jpg

http://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/new_muhc/children_s_hospital_entrance_LOGO_only-700w.jpg

http://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/201110_Research_Institute_day-cropped.png

Source: http://muhc.ca/new-muhc/page/glen-campus

[MTLskyline]

Here are the live web-cam images from earlier today.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2085/cam11o.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1849/cam21.jpg

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/325/cam31.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6640/cam41.jpg

You can always keep up to date with construction on the MUHC here: http://muhc.ca/new-muhc/article/watch-our-progress

[Rico Rommheim]

The design is kitschy, I don't know if I like it or not yet...


And is the height conformed at 7 floors, because I count at least 10 on the new renderings.

[big T]

The design is kitschy, I don't know if I like it or not yet...


the quality of the materials will really make or break this one. it's hard to tell from the render but it looks like aluminium siding, so all hope is not lost.

[jfdaniel]

:banana:

[Rico Rommheim]

I do appreciate these pictures, It is remarkable how many cranes are there to build what will be essentially a lowrise! :haha:

[BIMBAM]

Any news on the fates of the hospitals it'll be replacing? To be honest, I think it's short sighted to close any hospitals down, with an aging population I think we may need the higher hospital capacity into the future.

[GDS]

Any news on the fates of the hospitals it'll be replacing? To be honest, I think it's short sighted to close any hospitals down, with an aging population I think we may need the higher hospital capacity into the future.

The Montreal Children's and the Royal Vic will definately close. They cost of maintaining the buildings is much to high relative to overall healthcare spending. There have been no official offers for the properties but several groups have expressed interest.

[MTLskyline]

I think it would make sense to convert one of them into a private hospital as a way of easing the overburdened public system. If I have the choice of drowning in debt or being in bad health, I would choose good health and debt every time.

The other building should be turned into a CHSLD or something.

[MTLskyline]

Here is progress on the McGill superhospital at the Glen Yards.

MUHC- 5 Mai, 2012.

De St-Henri.

http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u466/Christopher_Dube/DSC00511.jpg

http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u466/Christopher_Dube/DSC00510.jpg

http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u466/Christopher_Dube/DSC00509.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=91100587&postcount=391

[Rico Rommheim]

This has just become my favorite project in Montreal. I had the pleasure of seeing the MUHC from the very top of the former Canada malting plant on St-Ambroise street, and let me tell you, it is massive.

[vanatox]

Photos prises par moi en fin de semaine.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6779/montral057.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9163/montral056.jpg
By vanatox 2012-05-13

[Rico Rommheim]

Looks like you had quite a ride vanatox. Thanks for all these updates! :tup:

[MTLskyline]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7165019359_0b505ddfcb_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbdavidson/7165019359/)
MUHC & Ryans (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbdavidson/7165019359/) by johnbrycedavidson (http://www.flickr.com/people/jbdavidson/), on Flickr

[easy as pie]

mcgill would be crazy not to convert the royal victoria hospital to student residences and teaching space, give the space crisis we've been battling for the better part of a decade. no matter how much renovation is needed, it'll surely be less expensive than whatever other options are on the table. and i know that the university is still looking to build a large convocation hall and conference center - hard to think of a more elegant and appropriate location than the royal victoria with such commanding views of the city and university, and affluence of space.

[MTLskyline]

It already has the architecture to blend in seamlessly with the rest of the McGill campus. I agree that they should make every effort possible to use it. They shouldn't waste time/money and build a campus in Griffintown when they have an opportunity like this.

I was born at the Royal Victoria Hospital. I would rather it be kept somewhat open to the public.

[Martin Mtl]

My pics, from today.

McGill Health Center

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7420737824_5a02e031aa_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7420739624_8277ce2934_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5311/7420744268_694c9c1380_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7420748606_0635c07869_b.jpg

[TomOfBoston]

mcgill would be crazy not to convert the royal victoria hospital to student residences and teaching space, give the space crisis we've been battling for the better part of a decade. no matter how much renovation is needed, it'll surely be less expensive than whatever other options are on the table. and i know that the university is still looking to build a large convocation hall and conference center - hard to think of a more elegant and appropriate location than the royal victoria with such commanding views of the city and university, and affluence of space.

McGill desperately wants to acquire the RVH complex, hopefully as a no cost transfer from the Quebec government. Then all McGill would have to do is raise $325 million mimimum to renovate the complex.

[Rico Rommheim]

Took these pictures last week
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8439431458_e9f3fe7ec8_b.jpg
rico rommheim McGill Hospital Rising
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89161677@N08/

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8439404982_7c872a2e1b_b.jpg
rico rommheim MUHC from Canada Malting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89161677@N08/

[PEORIA]

:) I can't get over ALL of those tower cranes working in harmony at one, megaproject, construction site..... It's like a scene out of Dubai or China.

[BIMBAM]

That cladding is looking damn good! Not all kitschy and colourful like I'd feared at all. It's got that great textured quality to it.

[MTLskyline]

Don't think the official render was posted to this thread...
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6075/ibimcgillhealthcentreqc.jpghttp://www.ibigroup.com/projects/mcgill-university-health-centre

[verttoit]

I drive by the Super Hospital roughly everyday to get to work. The construction is coming along very well and great to see another big structure in Montreal :)
Any news when it'll be ready?

[Rico Rommheim]

It is mind boggling how small this new hospital looks based on renderings and photos. Seriously, how can the Royal Vic, Children's, Chest Institute and others possibly fit in that suburban office park? I visited the Royal Vic recently and seriously, that complex is huge!

[Danse Cité]

It is mind boggling how small this new hospital looks based on renderings and photos. Seriously, how can the Royal Vic, Children's, Chest Institute and others possibly fit in that suburban office park? I visited the Royal Vic recently and seriously, that complex is huge!

Don't forget that the rendering also includes the Shriners Hospital to the far right.

[BIMBAM]

It is mind boggling how small this new hospital looks based on renderings and photos. Seriously, how can the Royal Vic, Children's, Chest Institute and others possibly fit in that suburban office park? I visited the Royal Vic recently and seriously, that complex is huge!

I know that we're going to lose beds with this new superhospital, that there will be fewer beds here than there were at the old hospitals.

[MTLskyline]

The MUHC SuperHospital from Vendome AMT station (July 2).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/VendomeAMT.JPG/1024px-VendomeAMT.JPG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VendomeAMT.JPG

[MTLskyline]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2823/10320049586_2c0c24c061_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/siansleep/10320049586/)
MUHC Superhospital (http://www.flickr.com/photos/siansleep/10320049586/) by siansleep (http://www.flickr.com/people/siansleep/), on Flickr

[MTLskyline]

http://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/64866bd0-3c26-11e3-820e-22000aea03f1-large.jpg
http://www.linkedin.com/company/snc-lavalin_2

[MTLskyline]

Brief glimpse inside the MUHC
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.1552999

[MolsonExport]

Looks Scandinavian. This will really shake up the formerly sleepy area around Vendome Metro.

[MolsonExport]

I was born at St. Mary's Hospital in CDN. I don't think that one will be closing anytime soon.

[franktko]

Brief glimpse inside the MUHC
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.1552999

Looks really nice - can't wait to get sick! :D

[MTLskyline]

This looks like it was taken some time ago, but I never saw this angle before.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/cms/binary/9306453.jpg
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/MUHC+issues+official+position+Quebec+proposed+Charter/9306431/story.html

[MTLskyline]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5474/12199183614_76501d3d2a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nadianotincluded/12199183614/)
New Hospital (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nadianotincluded/12199183614/) by Nadia Not Included. (http://www.flickr.com/people/nadianotincluded/), on Flickr

[Mawt1]

Image datant d'il y a moins d'une semaine:

http://i61.tinypic.com/263aels.png

[MTLskyline]

Vraiment étrange comme complexe.

[Ashok]

I do not fancy the color selection one bit. The yellow looks a bit like exposed insulation from a block away.

[Rico Rommheim]

The yellow looks like crap. But I find this building so weird and random that I cant help but to like it.

the corrupt elevated concrete parking garage though is an ambarassment.

[franktko]

Me I like it, going by it often... It looks like a big modern hospital ;)

[MTLskyline]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14478905503_17b2255cf6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o4sbaM)superhospital (https://flic.kr/p/o4sbaM) by Lou Musacchio (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Rico Rommheim]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3923/14463178787_affd1e022a_k.jpg

(https://flic.kr/p/o34zav)IMG_0579 (https://flic.kr/p/o34zav)
by rommheim (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[big T]

it's growing on me. The materials seem high quality enough that the colours hopefully shouldn't fade or dirty up too much, so it won't look like crap.

[MolsonExport]

Beats the former Zellers office building that stood there all alone (save for the fugly apartment building) for years. Can it really be 24 years since I started by ug degree at Concordia? I spent a lot of time on Loyola campus during the early years.

[lake of the nations]

http://images.lpcdn.ca/924x615/201411/07/929730.jpg
PHOTO ALAIN ROBERGE, LA PRESSE (http://www.lapresse.ca/photos/actualites/201411/07/12-13037-visite-du-nouveau-cusm.php#929730)

[MTLskyline]

The land use is way too suburban for my taste.

Also not a huge fan of the architecture of materials. With "McGill" in the name, I would have expected to see a higher caliber.

[theWestisDead]

The land use is way too suburban for my taste.

Also not a huge fan of the architecture of materials. With "McGill" in the name, I would have expected to see a higher caliber.

I think the human scale of the project and green spaces are supposed to be part of a calming environment that encourages healing. I suppose you much prefer the downtown towers of the CHUM hospital?

[Cataclaw]

I think the human scale of the project and green spaces are supposed to be part of a calming environment that encourages healing. I suppose you much prefer the downtown towers of the CHUM hospital?

There is some truth to both theWestisDead's and MTLskyline's remarks.

The inclusion of green space is a nice feature that can indeed provide patients and workers with a relaxing space to enjoy their lunch or get some fresh air.

Unfortunately, MTLskyline is right about the somewhat illogical suburban site layout. Viewing the overhead plan shows a stunningly inefficient use of space. This project would have been better off aligned with the street grid.

A continuous frontage close to the street would have shortened the walking distance from the transit station, eliminated wasted space, and provided more area for a larger green space.

They goofed just a bit, but it's not catastrophic either.

[MTLskyline]

Saw a picture of the Royal London Hospital, and I can see the familial resemblance to both new Montreal superhospitals.

From this angle, the MUHC:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Royal_London_Hospital_redevelopment.jpg/800px-Royal_London_Hospital_redevelopment.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_London_Hospital_redevelopment.jpg

From this angle, the CHUM:
http://www.building.co.uk/Pictures/web/j/e/s/_P0U7748-4138_660.jpg
http://www.building.co.uk/redeveloping-barts-and-royal-london-hospitals/5032263.article