Infrastructure Ontario and Humber River Hospital has announced that EllisDon has signed a contract to design and build a new long-term care home at Humber River Hospital’s Finch Campus.

With capacity for up to 320 beds, the home will help address capacity issues within Ontario’s health and long-term care system, while providing a modern, comfortable and safe place for seniors in our community to call home. The home will meet the latest standards for long-term care design, and will include private or semi-private bedrooms, lounge areas, dining rooms, terraces and enhancements to HVAC such as 100 per cent fresh air supply capability.

The project is being delivered as part of the Accelerated Build Pilot Program. Through the use of hospital-owned land, rapid procurement and modular construction, the pilot aims to deliver new long-term care homes years sooner than a traditional development project. In total, the pilot program will add up to 1,280 long-term care beds in the GTA.