Input was also provided by physician, clinical and patient representatives from the Northside, Sydney, New Waterford and Glace Bay.
The CBRM Health Care Redevelopment project includes:
The Cape Breton Cancer Centre opened in 1998 and currently serves more than double the number of patients for which it was built. The new, larger centre will provide a more comfortable, supportive space focused on patients and their families. Technology and additional supports in a single building will enhance the quality of care for patients, closer to home, and reduce the number of visits over the course of treatment.
Since the Cape Breton Regional Hospital (CBRH) opened in 1995, the ED has been renovated five times to help accommodate more patients and services. The new ED will be larger, with more exam and patient rooms. Emergency patients will be able to access services such as CT scans, X-rays and ultrasounds without leaving the department.
CBRH is home to the second-largest Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the province. It also has a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and an Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU). The new Critical Care Department will be larger, with more privacy, and new, separate spaces for families.
Eight new OR (operating room) suites are being built as part of the new CSB. The new ORs will allow new ways of delivering surgeries. The new Cardiac Catheterization Lab (CCL) will be located in the surgical services area. As the second CCL in the province, it will ensure patients have timely access to cardiac care. It will allow staff to diagnose and treat conditions such as clogged arteries, to prevent heart attacks.
Two new 36-bed units with larger rooms will offer privacy and comfort to patients and their families.
The new Family and Newborn Services Unit will provide a more supportive, private and comfortable space for patients and their families. The unit will maintain key adjacencies to the new ORs. Moving from two separate units (Labour and Delivery Unit, and Postpartum Unit) to Labour Delivery Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) rooms will allow for labour, delivery, recovery and postpartum care to take place in the same room.
About 30,000 square feet in size, the state-of-the-art Energy Centre will power and heat the new expansions and the existing CBRH. The Energy Centre will be registered with Efficiency Nova Scotia and the goal will be to meet targets required for Energy Star rating. The new model will:
Opened in 1963, New Waterford Consolidated Hospital is a community hospital that serves New Waterford and the surrounding areas. It currently has 21 acute care beds and 24 nursing home beds in Waterford Heights, a licensed community long-term care unit.
As part of the project, residents will have a new, modern health centre that includes 12 short-stay beds and a 60-bed long-term care home. Both will be built on the Breton Education Centre school site, along with a new, modern school and community wellness centre.
The community hub model will create hands-on learning opportunities and new programming for students in health care-related fields. It will also provide opportunities to share facilities and service the surrounding community’s growing needs.
Opened in 1954, Northside General Hospital is a community hospital that serves North Sydney, Sydney Mines and the surrounding areas. It currently has 45 acute care beds, 14 licensed transitional long-term care beds, and 22 beds on Taigh Solas, a licensed community long-term care unit.
A new, modern health centre and a 60-bed long-term care home will be built in the Northside Business Park, along with a new laundry centre. The Northside Health Complex will replace Northside General Hospital, strengthening primary health services in the area.
Opened in 1986, Glace Bay Hospital is a community health care facility that serves Glace Bay, Dominion, Reserve Mines, Donkin, Port Morien and the surrounding areas. The hospital currently has 44 acute care beds and 18 long-term care beds on 4North, a transitional long-term care unit.
The Tom Peach Renal Dialysis Clinic, a six-unit station, opened in October 2020. Construction was funded with $5.8 million from Government and $1.9 million from the estate of the late Thomas Peach of Glace Bay.
The project at Glace Bay Hospital also includes expansions and renovations to the emergency department, surgical services and Ophthalmology Clinic.
The new QEII/CZ Redevelopment Project includes space at the QEII's Halifax Infirmary for:
The project will also include:
