Projects 2010

UHN and Cold Spring Harbour. Long Island, New York to Toronto, Ontario

In April, HCR performed a lab move from Cold Spring Harbour lab in New York to a UHN lab in Toronto. This involved the packing of cell lines and -80 and -20 items in dry ice for transportation. HCR also moved about forty equipment pieces that included, but not limited to, a hybridization oven, centrifuge, vortexer, Zeiss microscope, Thermo mixer, Multiporter and various other items. This move went very well and without any problems.

Southlake Stronach Regional Cancer Centre. Newmarket, Ontario

This new outpatient cancer clinic is part of the Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ontario. HCR had been warehousing, organizing, delivering and performing installations (Owner Purchased /Owner Installed, OPOI) for the new facilities as the new space readies for occupancy. These installations have included, but are not limited to, wall hung items such as glove boxes, paper towel dispensers, flowmeters, hampers, carts and many other items and equipment pieces.

University Health Network Research and PMH Foundation. Toronto, Ontario

This project was an internal office move that required HCR to relocate over 160 offices and work station contents from the 8th floor to the 10th floor of the Hydro Building in downtown Toronto. The move began on a Thursday evening and continued over several days. This move was complicated by several factors. The move time was dictated and could only happen between 7:00 pm and 7:00 am the next morning. The building had strict rules regarding the use of their elevators; they could only be used after business hours during the week and only one was available that we shared with the systems furniture installers. The HCR team worked diligently through the night and got 95% of everything up to the new floor by 6:00 am. This allowed for a quick transition into the new space. For two days following the move, HCR kept a crew on site to assist with setting up the new space, hanging items in offices, re-arranging furniture, installing keyboard trays, setting up and loading the storage room shelving and moving several items to offsite areas.

Sudbury Regional Hospital. Sudbury, Ontario

Construction on the expanded Laurentian site commenced in March 2007 and saw the addition of 1.5 million square feet of new and redeveloped space. Three existing hospitals were amalgamated and all hospital based acute and rehabilitation services were consolidated at the new regional site. The sites were successfully relocated in phases in December of 2009, January, February and March of 2010. In Phase 1, HCR relocated the Children's Treatment Centre and Infant Development from the St. Jerome Street site to the new regional site. This move did not include patients and occurred in December over a three day period. In Phase 2, HCR relocated the Memorial site that included Pharmacy, six O.R.s, Diagnostic Imaging, Medical Records, Labs, Pastoral Care, PACU, Respiratory Therapy, Gift Shop, Foundation, SPD, Dietary, Biomed, Ophthalmology, Day Surgery, Hand Clinic, Volunteers and offices from other off site spaces. HCR acted as the senders and receivers for the patient move and worked with the units to develop the roster. There were 81 patients moved on Sunday January 31st from the Memorial site to the new regional site. In Phase 3, renovations that began after the Memorial site move were carried out so that HCR could move the ALC patients back into the renovated space. This patient move involved the relocation of 103 Alternative Level of Care (ALC) patients and the supporting from the Laurentian site to the new Transitional Care Unit at the Memorial site. This took place from February 15th to 18th. In Phase 4, the St. Joseph's Health Centre was closed and relocated over a ten day schedule. This move included, but was not limited to, Occupational Health, Enterostomal Therapy, Psychology, Medical Photography, Social Workers, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ICU, Respiratory, Pediatrics, Labs, six O.R.s, Occupational Therapy, Biomed, PACU, Ophthalmology, Diagnostic Imaging, Surgical Daycare and Physiotherapy. During this phase, HCR moved the Inpatient Psychiatry patients from the Kirkwood site to the new site. We were the senders and receivers for the patient move and worked with the units to develop the roster. The patient move went extremely well, with the last of over 240 patients being admitted at 2:30pm on Sunday afternoon. It took six hours and finished ahead of schedule.

Quinte Health Care Bellville General Hospital Sills Wing. Bellville, Ontario

This expansion and renovation of the Bellville General included a 155,000 square foot 5-storey inpatient building called the Sills Wing. This was a multi-phased internal relocation that has included to date, the first phase - which consisted of the ICU patient move and part of the Rehab Unit. This phase was a small 10 patient relocation that was completed on August 18th, 2009. Phase 2 was completed in February and included the relocation of the Children's Treatment Centre, Preschool Speech and Language, Recreational Therapy, Complex Continuing Care (CCC) physio gyms and CCC patients and Rehab Inpatients. This four day relocation also included consolidation of the old space.

Hamilton Health Sciences Research Facility. Hamilton, Ontario

The David Braley Cardiac,Vascular And Stroke Research Institute is a new facility that brings together the Population Health Research Institute and the Henderson Research Centre under one roof. This project was a two phased relocation. Phase 1 consisted mainly of relocating administrative and research offices from two out buildings and the main building of Hamilton General, into a new building at the General site. The two out buildings were on streets adjacent to the Hamilton General. This phase was completed in March, 2009. Phase 2 was completed in January, 2010 and involved the relocation of their experimental pathology and wet laboratories as well as additional research office space. These labs are animal facilities and had a large amount of specialized equipment that we relocated. Heated trucks were used to successfully relocate the animals during a cold January day.

Mercy Medical Center. Merced, California

Health Care Relocations played a vital role in the move planning and preparation for the Mercy Medical Center Merced. Moreover, HCR provided strong leadership and risk mitigation during the physical relocations. The result being, on Sunday May 2nd, 2010, the successful transfer of 125 patients from the existing facility into the new and fully operational inpatient tower located 4 miles away. Through extensive move planning preparation with departmental managers, HCR was able to transfer all departments to the new facility with little disruption to services following or exceeding the move schedule created by HCR. Moves took place from 3 different locations into 3 building on one campus. Departments relocated included but were not limited to: Volunteers, Security, Plant Operations, Clinical Engineering, Environmental Services, Radiology, Registration, Materials Management, Medical Records, Nutrition, Administration, Quality and Risk, Medical Staff, Library, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Respiratory Therapy, Cardiology, Operating Rooms, Physical Therapy, Critical Care Unit, Two Medical Surgery Units, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Two Telemetry Units, Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby and Emergency Department.

Mercy's big move - MERCED SUN-STAR
New Hospital opens in Merced - ABC Local
New Hospital opens in Merced - FOX News

The Lois Hole Hospital for Women. Edmonton, Alberta

This state of the art facility for Women's health is situated on the campus of the Royal Alexandra Hospital and occupies approximately 360,000 square feet. The internal move presented logistical challenges as the move originated from 5 different locations throughout the existing hospital site. The patient move was flawless and successfully transported 56 patients to the new facility. Departments relocated but not limited to: Registration, Food & Nutrition, Environmental Services, Clinical Engineering, Administration, Operating Rooms, Labour & Delivery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Mother Baby, Day Surgery, Pre-Admission Clinics, Perinatal, Urogynecology, Colposcopy.

Lois Hole hospital opens - Yahoo Canada
Lois Hole Hospital for Women Opens in Edmonton - Alberta Health Services

Southlake Diabetes Educational Centre. Newmarket, Ontario

The existing Diabetes Centre was located in the historic Tannery Mall in Newmarket. Relocated to the new facility about five kilometers away were nine offices and exam rooms, a large class room, a kitchen and a reception/waiting area. The move began at 6:00am and all items were removed from the Tannery Mall by 9:00am. As the Tannery building has only one (small) elevator, the move was scheduled early to minimize any inconvenience. At the new site, HCR put things away and hung all the wall items that the client required throughout their new space.

Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. Smiths Falls, Ontario

This hospital opened a 58,000 square foot addition to its' existing facility. In phase 1, HCR assisted in the planning and relocation of several departments and offices from the old section to the new area. These included, but were not limited to, Diagnostic Imaging (including files), SDCU(Day Surg.), Ambulatory Care, Cafeteria, Occupational Health and Safety, Quality Control, O.R. Suites, ICU, Obstetrics, PACU and a number of offices. This was a successful three day internal move that finished on schedule. Phase 2 is expected in March 2011 after the renovations to the old section have been completed.