Backgrounder: Canada and Nova Scotia invest in hospital and medical facilities to respond to the impacts of COVID-19
Backgrounder
Joint federal and provincial funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support hospital and medical institute infrastructure improvement projects in the Regional Municipality of Halifax.
The Government of Canada is investing over $15.3 million dollars in these projects through the COVID-19 Resilience Stream of the Investing in CanadaInfrastructure Program. The Government of Nova Scotia is contributing more than $3.8 million.
Project Information:
Location |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional Municipality of Halifax |
IWK Hospital - Retrofits, Repairs and Upgrades |
Upgrades include new cooling systems and a replacement of two electrical transformers in the Children's Building. These improvements will enhance hospital safety for staff and visitors by keeping the indoor temperature at an acceptable level and reducing operational failures. |
$2,092,000 |
$523,000 |
Regional Municipality of Halifax |
IWK Hospital - Air Handling, Safety & Infection Control Project |
The replacement of an air handling unit in the Children's Building, improvements to the air handling system and hand sink replacements in the Women's & Link Buildings, and the installation of sliding doors to replace privacy drapes/curtains will improve COVID-19 and patient safety measures. |
$1,060,000 |
$265,000 |
Regional Municipality of Halifax |
IWK Hospital - Air Handling, Safety & Infection Control Phase 2 |
Upgrades to audio-visual infrastructure in meeting rooms to promote remote working and training; renovations to the pharmacy main dispensary, improvements to the Birth Unit space to reduce patient and staff safety risks; expansion of the Blood Collection Waiting Area to respect safety guidelines; and privacy curtains replaced with standardized barriers will improve COVID-19 and patient safety measures. |
$1,900,000 |
$475,000 |
Regional Municipality of Halifax |
IWK Hospital - Retrofits, Repairs and Upgrades Phase 2 |
Upgrades to the water booster pump, replacement of IWK building caulking, improvements to the hot water systems in the Children's and Women's Buildings, as well as electrical room and electrical system improvements will reduce repairs and increase patient and staff safety. |
$668,000 |
$167,000 |
Regional Municipality of Halifax |
Halifax Infirmary Charles V Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre Reconfiguration |
The expansion and upgrading of hospital emergency department supplementary spaces will result in an increase in department gross square feet to improve functional needs in the current space. |
$7,000,880 |
$1,750,220 |
Regional Municipality of Halifax |
Renovation/Renewal of QEII Health Sciences Centre Building Assets |
Window renovations at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, replacement of fire booster pump supply and service lines at the Halifax Infirmary site, the rehabilitation of a generator system at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, and upgrades to casework in Victoria General operating rooms will all improve safety for staff and visitors and ensure emergency services are operating smoothly. |
$2,652,000 |
$663,000 |
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