Photos: Look inside Yellowknife’s new hospital

With the move-in date fast approaching, the GNWT is giving media and the public a peek inside the new Stanton Territorial Hospital.

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The first patient day for the hospital is May 26th. The GNWT has partnered with Health Care Relocations to facilitate the move, which health minister Glen Abernethy says will happen all in one day.

All rooms in the hospital are individual and enclosed, which means no more curtains and sharing rooms. The rooms shown in this image are of the new emergency rooms.

Communications manager David Maguire explains the new surgical booms found in the operating rooms. The surgical booms allow for less chords on the floor, the ability to fully move equipment around patients and the potential to house robotics in the future.

A living wall by the public cafeteria. Health and Social Services photo

Communications officer Andrea Nilson shows the new pneumatic tube system found throughout the hospital.

Department of Health and Social Services – A view from one of the staff rooms on the 4th floor.

A surgical boom, currently in protective wrap, which will make operations run smoothly and allow for future uses with robotics.

All birthing rooms in the hospital include a tub for water births and relaxation for moms.

Some of the lighting found in the Sacred Space. This non-denomination area has a ventilation system that allows for indoor smudging.

Additional cafeteria seating which looks out onto the public outdoor space that will house a ceremonial fire pit, playground and Northern flora and fauna.

An interior shot from Stanton Hospital. File photo.

Many of the day procedure and diagnostic imaging rooms are equipped with an aesthetic light above that mimics a sky.

The new hospital is 27,500 square metres, double the existing hospital’s size. It will have Wi-Fi, free parking for patients and visitors and individual enclosed rooms for patients.

The original hospital building will now be worked on to remove hazardous materials, which will eventually house extended care and other services. “The vision for the building is for it to exist as part of a ‘Campus of Care,'” according to stantonrenewal.ca. “The GNWT has committed to housing 72 long-term care beds, 18 extended care beds, outpatient rehabilitation services and the Frame Lake Clinic into the renovated legacy building.”

The new hospital, under construction since October 2015, is the largest infrastructure project undertaken by the GNWT in the territory’s history. The total capital cost is $350 million, which will be paid to the Boreal Health Partnership in installments of $18-million per year over 30 years. So far, over $71-million has been invested by the territory into the project according to stantonrenewal.ca.