NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — Construction of Niagara Health’s new South Niagara Hospital reached a milestone recently with the raising of the final structural beam.
According to a release, the Ontario government’s $3.2 billion investment is supporting the construction of the new 12-storey, 1.3-million-square-foot facility, which will include consolidated and expanded acute care services, updated infrastructure and increased connected care in the region.
EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare was awarded the megaproject in February 2023, groundbreaking on the 50-acre Biggar Road site was five months later and completion is targeted for the summer of 2028. The entire $3.6 billion fixed-price contract encompasses design, build, finance and maintenance of the facility.
The construction team includes EllisDon Capital and Plenary Americas as leads and Parkin Architects Ltd. and Adamson Associates Architects as designers. The proponents are seeking both LEED and WELL certification.
The new hospital will provide patients and families with:
- 469 beds, which is 156 more beds than the combined total number of beds in Niagara Health’s Port Colborne, Fort Erie and Niagara Falls campuses.
- 24/7 emergency department.
- Expanded diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic services.
- Ambulatory services and complex continuing care inpatient services.
- New centres of excellence specializing in stroke, complex care, geriatric care and wellness in aging.
- Improved infection prevention and control measures.
