CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre [401 Smyth Rd] | Proposed

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RFP issued to three teams shortlisted teams for CHEO 1Door4Care project

By OCN Staff Writer
November 16, 2022



Infrastructure Ontario and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) have invited three teams to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, and finance the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre.

The three teams were shortlisted based on criteria identified in a request for qualifications process that began in March 2022. Selection criteria included design and construction experience as well as the qualified personnel and financial strength to deliver a project of this size and complexity.

The shortlisted teams and their prime team members are:

EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare

• Applicant Lead: EllisDon Corporation
• Design Team: Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc., Vertechs Design Inc., WalterFedy, Mulvey & Banani International Inc., H. H. Angus and Associates Limited, Entuitive Corporation
• Construction Team: EllisDon Corporation
• Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.

PCL Partnerships

• Applicant Lead: PCL Constructions Canada Inc.
• Design Team: PCL Constructors Canada Inc., Parkin Architects Limited, WSP Canada Inc., Cleland Jardine Engineering Ltd., Morrison Hershfield Ltd., CSW Landscape Architects Ltd., Victor Ford & Associates Inc.
• Construction Team: PCL Constructions Canada Inc.
• Financial Advisor: PCL Investments

Pomerleau Inc.

• Applicant Lead: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital
• Design Team: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte Architects (JLP) + Neuf Architects (Neuf), Quinn Design Associates (Quinn), Quasar Consulting Group Inc. (Quasar) + Pratu, Stephenson Engineering Limited (Stephenson), GHD Limited (GHD), Smith and Anderson, Kiwi Newton Group (Kiwi Newton)
• Construction Team: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital
• Financial Advisor: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital

Teams will submit proposals detailing how they will deliver the project. Once submissions are received, Infrastructure Ontario and CHEO will evaluate the proposals, select a preferred team, and then negotiate a final contract. A successful bidder is expected to be announced in Fall 2023. A fairness monitor will oversee the entire procurement process.

Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services are working with CHEO on the project.

A copy of the RFP and more details about the project are available on the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre webpage

The 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project will merge seven care locations, currently leased and spread across Ottawa, into a single, state-of-the-art, purpose-built site on CHEO’s main Smyth Road campus.

The new site will include multi-use clinic space, a physiotherapy rehab gym, expanded mental health clinics, indoor and outdoor space where teachers and therapists combine education and therapy, secure space for children who have been abused, modern treatment rooms for kids with behavioural needs, advanced technology to enable virtual care, a physical link to the main building on campus, family support spaces, a new parking structure, and more.

https://ottawaconstructionnews.com/p...4care-project/

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A seven (7) storey parking structure with 1050 spots is proposed at 401 Smyth Road. It is the first phase of the 1Door4Care CHEO expansion project (Phase 1A) and must be completed prior to the 1Door4Care project (Phase 1B) in order to support the future parking needs of CHEO. The proposed parking garage will (along with other existing surface parking) provide all the future parking needs of CHEO and replace vital surface parking that is being displaced by the new 1Door4Care project at the corner of Smyth Rd. and Ring Rd.

Architect: B+H Architects

Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica...2-0170/details


Site:






Renderings:

[J.OT13]

Should we have this thread just be "CHEO" and include any CHEO related news? I'd include the Ronald McDonald expansion (and Roger Neilson House if ever) in here as well.

[Richard Eade]

In desperate need of more hospital capacity? Step 1: Immediately build a huge number of new paid parking spaces. Maybe get around to Step 2 when the Province kicks in a lot more money.

I was amused by one of the reasons given for the NEED for more than 1,000 new parking spaces:

. . . replace vital surface parking that is being displaced by the new 1Door4Care project . . .

Now look at the second-to-last ariel view that rocketphish provided. See what is in the area that the 1Door4Care building will occupy? It is a stand of trees, not a huge amount of “vital surface parking”. OK, some parking spaces will be removed in that area, but, really not that many. The big thing here is that CHEO wants a lot more parking revenue, in my opinion.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Should we have this thread just be "CHEO" and include any CHEO related news? I'd include the Ronald McDonald expansion (and Roger Neilson House if ever) in here as well.

I think that these are both distinct construction projects, with their own timelines and completion dates, and so warrant their own threads. We could always start a general CHEO thread as well though, if needed.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by Richard Eade

In desperate need of more hospital capacity? Step 1: Immediately build a huge number of new paid parking spaces. Maybe get around to Step 2 when the Province kicks in a lot more money.

I was amused by one of the reasons given for the NEED for more than 1,000 new parking spaces:

Now look at the second-to-last ariel view that rocketphish provided. See what is in the area that the 1Door4Care building will occupy? It is a stand of trees, not a huge amount of “vital surface parking”. OK, some parking spaces will be removed in that area, but, really not that many. The big thing here is that CHEO wants a lot more parking revenue, in my opinion.

It looks like they were using old aerial imagery. The latest aerial view from Google shows a full-size surface parking lot in that location:

[J.OT13]

And they will lose a bunch of parking while they build this parking structure. Unless this project came with greening the rest of the surface parking or some sort of development project (hotel, student res, residential), not really seeing the point. Better if OC Transpo improved transit service instead.

For what it's worth, uOttawa is also building its new research facility behind Roger Guindon, which will take away more parking.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...light=advanced

[TransitZilla]

It looks like the entrance to this parkade will displace a bus stop that is located close to the General and I think gets a lot of use.

I'd like to see how that would be accommodated- better yet, it would be nice to see an integrated shelter as part of the parkade.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by TransitZilla

It looks like the entrance to this parkade will displace a bus stop that is located close to the General and I think gets a lot of use.

I'd like to see how that would be accommodated- better yet, it would be nice to see an integrated shelter as part of the parkade.

Buses being considered as part of car infrastructure? Madness!

[J.OT13]

Le CHEO réalise un grand rêve

Par Julien Paquette, Le Droit
7 novembre 2023

Le Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’Est de l’Ontario (CHEO) s’offre un gros cadeau à l’aube de son 50e anniversaire: un nouveau complexe de 200 000 pieds carrés.

Le projet «1lieupourallermieux» consiste à réunir sous un seul toit des services pour enfants aux besoins médicaux, développementaux, comportementaux et en santé mentale complexes.

Ces services sont actuellement répartis à plusieurs endroits sur le territoire de la ville d’Ottawa.



«C’est un rêve que nous chérissons depuis 2008», lance la présidente du conseil d’administration du CHEO, Jo-Anne Poirier.

«L’idée derrière ce centre est de rassembler des centaines de spécialistes afin d’offrir des traitements spécifiques pour tout le monde qui vient chez nous», souligne pour sa part le président-directeur général du CHEO, Alex Munter.

Plus de détails à venir...



https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/s...AXVFTZ5TV5LI4/

[J.OT13]

Considering making this thread just "CHEO".

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New treatment centre at CHEO will be a 'lifeline' for families of children with special, complex needs

Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen
Published Nov 07, 2023 • 3 minute read



Fifteen years after plans began taking shape, work is underway on a new building on CHEO’s campus that families of children with complex and special needs are calling a lifeline.

Drawings of the $371 million CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre, or 1Door4Care, showing a gym, a school, indoor and outdoor therapy and play space and room for dozens of outpatient services and clinics were unveiled Tuesday.

The six-storey, 220,000-square-foot building will be located in front of CHEO and connected to the hospital with a tunnel. Work on a new five-storey parking garage on the campus, which will clear space for the new building, starts this week with the installation of cranes. Both the parking garage and building are expected to be complete in four years.

Early discussions about the project began in 2008. The new building moved closer to reality when the hospital and what was formerly the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre announced they were amalgamating in 2016.

The new building will become a centre for various treatments and programs that children with special and complex physical and mental health needs and their families rely on. Currently, most of those services are located around the city. Bringing them together under one roof will make life easier and treatment more accessible for children and families, officials said, but it will do more than that.



“It will be an amazing building. It is going to be accessible, modern and friendly. It will be remarkable, but buildings are just buildings. It is what happens inside them,” said hospital president and CEO Alex Munter.

He noted that funding for programs that children and youth rely on come from a variety of streams, which adds to the burden on families.

“What happens in a system as complex as ours is often we make families do the work of trying to collect together the programs and services that their child needs.”

The new centre, when it opens in 2027, will bring together professionals such as social workers, physiotherapists, behavioural therapists, psychologists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, pediatricians and more under one roof and build multidisciplinary treatment programs around the children.

Leanne van der Zweep, the mother of a 13-year-old with a rare genetic condition that causes medical complexity and another child with autism, was among parents whose input has helped to design the centre.

She said some of that input might seem like small things in the scheme of such a large and complex project — it included a focus on waiting rooms and signage to better help parents navigate, as well as having lockers and sinks for families to use during long days of multiple appointments.



“For families, this is so much more than a building. It is a lifeline that will make sure they have support to get the best possible care for their child. Having a child with complex medical needs can be a scary experience. This new centre will mean families like mine will have more support and co-ordination of health-care services so we will have more peace of mind for navigating our health-care journey.”

Start of work on the centre is the first step of what will be a larger redevelopment at CHEO aimed at making it better fit growing demands. Among other things, its often crowded emergency department will be expanded, mental health beds will be expanded as well as lab space, clinical space and more.

The hospital’s foundation will launch a fundraising campaign to support some of the construction costs beginning next year, which is CHEO’s 50th birthday.



https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local...-complex-needs

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Considering making this thread just "CHEO".

I wouldn't... it's a very specific project.

[J.OT13]

New CHEO building will reduce wait times and improve patient care journey

Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2023

Nov. 7, 2023, Ottawa ON – Today marked an exciting milestone for families and caregivers served by CHEO as the organization unveiled the renderings of the CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre, also known as 1Door4Care.

The new 6-storey, approximately 200,000-square-foot building will be connected by a link to the main hospital and offer services for children and youth living with complex medical, developmental, behavioural and mental health needs.

Expected to be completed in 2028, the new building will serve more than 40,000 families yearly and provide an improved new model of care being co-created by clinicians and patients.

Inspired by Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land, the new building incorporates elements of nature such as native plants in the landscaping, biophylics representing flora and fauna from the Algonquin lands. The building will include a multi-use clinic space, a physiotherapy rehab gym, expanded mental health clinics, an indoor and outdoor multi-use space, a space for children and youth with complex emotional needs, state-of-the-art treatment rooms, advanced technology to enable virtual care, family support and community spaces as well as a new parking structure.

This multi-year project is funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS), and CHEO and will be built by EllisDon Infrastructure OCH Inc.

Quotes

CHEO
“The 1Door4Care dream began 16 years ago as we recognized the challenges faced by families with children and youth with special needs, mental health challenges and complex medical conditions. We wanted to create programs and spaces that help every child and youth live their best life - through an innovative, individualized model of care that centers around the child and their family,” says Alex Munter, CHEO President and CEO.  

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
“The unveiling of the new CHEO 1Door 4Care Integrated Treatment Centre design is an exciting time for people in Eastern Ontario. This project is an excellent example of an innovative, modern service delivery model that will support better outcomes for tens of thousands of children and youth with special needs and their families,” said Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. “The new Centre will bring together many specialized services under one roof and provide a safe and welcoming space for all.”

Minister of Infrastructure 
"This is another example of our government continuing to deliver major infrastructure projects to ensure people across Ontario have access to high-quality health care services they need and deserve. As one of over 20 Public Private Partnership (P3) projects currently under construction, this project is an example of how Infrastructure Ontario's P3 model helps to manage risk and protect taxpayer dollars. Once complete, this new state-of-the-art facility will offer important health services to young people that will help them reach their full potential."   Minister of Infrastructure, Kinga Surma 

Infrastructure Ontario 
“Infrastructure Ontario is proud to partner with CHEO and EllisDon to deliver this important project designed to improve patient care and services for children and youth living with complex medical, developmental, behavioural and mental health needs. Partnerships like the ones we have established with CHEO and EllisDon are very important when it comes to driving forward healthcare projects like this one. We at IO are eager and excited to bring this vital infrastructure project to life and are pleased to be here today for the official unveiling of the renderings,” says Michael Lindsay, President and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario. 

EllisDon
“Our team is excited to be part of this great project that will improve health services offered to families, children, and youth across eastern Ontario. As lead contractor, we are committed to delivering a new facility with the highest level of quality that best serves patients’ needs,” says Wayne Ferguson, Senior Vice President and Ottawa Area Manager

About CHEO
Dedicated to the best life for every child and youth, CHEO is a global leader in pediatric health care and research. Based in Ottawa, CHEO includes a hospital, children’s treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario. CHEO provides excellence in complex pediatric care, research and education. We are committed to partnering with families and the community to provide exceptional care — where, when and how it’s needed. CHEO is a partner of the Kids Come First Health Team, a network of partners in Eastern Ontario working to create a high quality, standardized and coordinated system for pediatric health care that is centred around children, youth and their families. Every year, CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

Media toolkit and contacts
For more information, to secure an interview or to request a media kit, please contact: media@cheo.on.ca

Link + video:

https://www.cheo.on.ca/en/news/new-c...e-journey.aspx

[J.OT13]

A few more renderings:

Not sure how it's linked to the original hospital building. I assume a tunnel.



Parking garage. Not as nice as the new Civic's, but slightly better than standard.

[J.OT13]

Debated creating a CHEO thread, but I'll just put this here.

Charlotte Whitton, the true visionary that she was, opposed the construction of a Children's Hospital in Ottawa (just like she opposed the expansion of the Civic, amongst many other City building projects).

CHEO: The hospital that 'wasn't supposed to be there' celebrates 50 years

The beloved children’s hospital, which turns 50 on May 17, almost didn’t make it to that milestone — at least not without a fight.

Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen
Published May 17, 2024

Today, visitors to CHEO are greeted by a symbol of growth — a construction crane looming over the first phase of a major expansion project.

But the beloved children’s hospital, which turns 50 on May 17, almost didn’t make it to that milestone — at least not without a fight.

The push for a standalone pediatric hospital in Ottawa was started by a grassroots group that included young mothers — the Founding Mothers, they are sometimes called — who raised money through coffee parties and small fundraising events in the 1960s.

It was during the baby boom, and they wanted a hospital dedicated to caring for the growing number of children in the community. It was far from an easy sell.

Their campaign was supported by pediatricians but was strongly opposed by many others, including doctors, hospital officials and Ottawa’s then-mayor Charlotte Whitton, a social worker and the first female mayor of a major Canadian city.

In 1964, Don Reid decided to run against Whitton for mayor, and he made a children’s hospital part of his platform. Reid won the election, and the plan to build a standalone children’s hospital for Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec eventually received key provincial support in 1966.

It would be eight years and many more fundraising efforts before the hospital on Smyth Road in the city’s east end opened its doors on May 17, 1974. It cost $21 million, more than double the original estimate. Today, spending on new hospital builds is in the multi-billions.

CHEO President and CEO Alex Munter was six years old when CHEO opened its doors. He has since overseen a hospital that has struggled to meet demand during the pandemic and dealt with growing pressures to provide mental health services.

Munter said he is “feeling a lot more hopeful than I was a year ago,” when CHEO was part of a fight to “right size” the long underfunded children’s health-care system.

In recent years, the hospital has experienced growth. That includes an historic investment in children’s health care by the provincial government that allowed the hospital to add beds and capacity in its labs and medical imaging department, among other things.

Construction is currently underway on a project that will include a new 200,000 square foot CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre which will connect to the main campus by tunnel.

Munter says he is optimistic that an ongoing challenge — what he has termed the out-of-date financial agreement between CHEO doctors and the provincial government — will be settled in a way that will allow the hospital to retain and recruit the right number of physicians to meet growing needs. Doctors there say their funding agreement is leaving departments with physician gaps and making it tough for the hospital to hire and retain doctors because their pay has not kept up with inflation.

“We are talking about a hospital that wasn’t supposed to be there in the first place, according to many. CHEO has overcome many barriers over time,” Munter said.

CHEO now has satellite services throughout Eastern Ontario and is beginning to move surgical procedures to regional hospitals. In addition to Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, it serves patients from parts of Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

It is a teaching and research hospital that employs more than 3,200 doctors, nurses, health professionals and staff, along with 250 researchers. And the hospital that was started through a volunteer effort now has 700 of them. It helps more than half a million children each year, including 75,000 who visit its emergency department and 6,700 who are further admitted.

Compared to its early days when a tonsillectomy could land a child in a hospital bed for several days, more children are being treated as outpatients. But those who are hospitalized are sicker than they were in CHEO’s early years, Munter said.

Munter says what has most moved him during his time as head of the hospital is getting to know children who later died, as well as their families.

“I think of those kids and their families often. While there is far more triumph than tragedy at CHEO, the loss of a child truly is the worst thing that can happen to someone and it changes people forever. I have learned so much from bereaved parents.”

In addition to bereavement support for families, the hospital also now has bereavement support in place for staff, physicians and learners, including one peer support program that is available 24/7.

Munter says he expects technology and research to continue to change the way care is delivered to children. Among other things, technology and the use of data will help provide more precision medicine designed specifically for the needs of small groups or individuals.

“The goal is to treat each child like the special and unique individual that they are.”

As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations, the CHEO Foundation’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic will return June 16 on the grounds of the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum after a pause during the pandemic.

The hospital was to celebrate its 50th birthday on Friday with cake. Locations around the city, including the ByWard Market Ottawa sign, the Ottawa Senators sign at the Canadian Tire Centre, Algonquin College and the crane in front of the hospital, among others, were to turn purple to mark the occasion.

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local...rates-50-years