Healthcare Magazine May 2015 | Page 37

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CANADA of the new hosptal ” said Landry . “ It is designed so that right from the ground floor , or even the lower levels of parking , it ’ s a matter of taking an elevator and going straight up to one of 35 specialty clinics or of 26 inpatient units . The patient and staff displacement is very efficient .”
The third phase of the project is a doctors ’ office building and a 500-seat amphitheater which sit on top of four stories of underground parking ( 1,350 parking spaces ). The ambulatory care center encompasses the outpatient clinics with over 45 exam and treatment rooms .
Prior to commencing construction of Phase 3 , the Hôpital Saint-Luc will be demolished and Phase 3 will be built in its place . Substantial completion of Phase 3 is scheduled for March 2020 .
Focused Research The CHUM primarily provides care and subspecialty services to a regional and supra regional adult population .
“ We have identified some themes that allow us to work amongst the best researchers in the world ,” said Turgeon . “ So we ’ re very aligned with the specialties we have in our hospital population .”
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