Introduction:
A new joint venture that could see significant changes to the way the Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH) campus looks and functions was announced on February 14, 2011 by Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart and the Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) Board chair Craig Tuton.
A Joint Steering Committee, representing the hospital corporation, Yukon government, physicians, the Council of Yukon First Nations and the community, was established to oversee the development of a Strategic Campus Facilities Plan and a Master Plan. The goal is to envisage new and necessary construction on land around the hospital supporting critical needs such as an expansion to the Emergency Department and space for a new MRI program.
“The pressures on both our health care system and our acute care system continue to increase, and we need to take a realistic look at what our needs are today and what they will be into the future, to 2025,” Hart said. “Starting to plan now is the prudent step to take.”
The contract to develop a Strategic Facilities Plan and Master Plan for the WGH Campus has been awarded to Stantec Architecture Ltd of Vancouver. Eight proposals were reviewed and evaluated by a Joint Working Group which forwarded its recommendation to the Joint Steering Committee for approval with support from the YHC Board of Trustees.
The estimated cost of the project is $360,286 to be shared between Health and Social Services and the YHC. The Strategic Facilities Plan is scheduled for completion by the mid August and the Master Plan is expected to be completed by the end of October 2011.
What is a Strategic Facilities Plan and Master Plan?
The strategic facility planning process is defined as the process by which an organization envisions its future by linking its facilities’ purpose to the strategy of the overall organization. Goals, objectives and action plans are the developed to achieve that future. The Strategic Facilities Plan (SFP) for the WGH Campus will identify the type, quantity and location of spaces required to fully support the organization’s mission “To provide quality acute care for the life and health of Yukon people.”
The SFP includes three primary components:
- an understanding and analysis of current and future acute care service delivery patterns, trends, interdependencies, and adjacencies;
- an in-depth analysis of existing facilities—including location, capability, utilization and condition;
- and, an achievable and affordable plan that translates the strategic goals of the organization into appropriate space requirements over the planning horizons of 10, 15 and 25 years.
A Master Plan is a document that translates the Strategic Facilities Plan into an overall physical development concept described through the use of maps and narrative. The Campus Facility Master Plan will provide a framework for the development of physical environments/facilities on the WGH campus that can be phased in over the planning horizons in a coordinated and integrated approach. Key components of the Master Plan include phasing plans, infrastructure and transportation planning, circulation, parking, security, construction estimates and sustainability into the future.
Project Timelines
June
- Visioning workshop with Steering Committee, Working Group and key Stakeholders
- Analysis of population projections and utilization data
- Consultation with stakeholders and partners to identify current and future trends in service delivery, identify opportunities to re-define future service delivery models, and explore which services need to be integrated with the hospital facility and which services need to be located on or off the campus.
- Complete the Existing Facilities Condition Analysis
- Development of Project Parameters and Organizational Needs statement document
July
- Consultation with Advisory Groups (stakeholders and partners sharing a functional relationship) to identify/confirm space drivers of future service delivery models
- Calculate order-of-magnitude gross space requirements based on the potential role/service delivery configurations, scope of service, and best practice.
- Ongoing development of Project Parameters and Organizational Needs statement document
August
- Completion of Project Parameters Organizational Needs Statement
- Develop Gap Analysis
- Campus Planning Workshop
- Public Consultation by way of a public presentation/meeting
- Preliminary cost estimate
September - October
- Site specific Physical Plan
- Building Phasing plans
- Systems and Aesthetics
- Cost Estimate #2
- Final Master Plan Report due October 26, 2011
Steering Committee Membership
Stuart Whitley, DM Health & Social Services, Yukon Government (Co-Chair)
Joe MacGillivray, CEO, Yukon Hospital Corporation (Co-Chair)
Craig Tuton, Chair, Board of Trustees, Yukon Hospital Corporation
Wes Wirth, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Yukon Hospital Corporation
Lori Duncan, Council of Yukon First Nations member
Graham Henderson, Chief of Staff
Rao Tadepalli, President Medical Staff
Tamara Goeppel, Community Stakeholder representative
Warren Holland, Initiative Coordinator, Yukon Hospital Corporation (Non-voting)
Sheila Herchak-Cole, Corporate Assistant, Yukon Hospital Corporation (Recorder, Non-voting)
Working Group Membership
Warren Holland, Initiative Coordinator, Yukon Hospital Corporation (Non-voting)
Maureen Turner, Director of Policy and Planning, Yukon Hospital Corporation
Karen Mills, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Yukon Hospital Corporation
Sarah Lewis, Manager of Facilities and Capital Planning, Health and Social Services
Shauna Demers, Policy Analyst, Health and Social Services
For More Information Please contact Warren Holland at 393-8906 or at warren.holland@wgh.yk.ca
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