RVH Phase 1 Expansion - Media Tour

The grand opening for the new Phase 1 Expansion project for Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, or RVH,  is happening Thursday, May 17th.  But today I got to go on a media tour of the new facility, which essentially doubles the size of the existing hospital.  I have to say, it's quite an impressive building!  State-of-the-art technology, spacious, warm and a nice ambiance for those who have to visit - and terrific care and accommodations, particularly in the new Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre.

A few specs:
- Emergency department triples in size
- $70 million in new equipment
- Two new operating suites
- 700 new jobs
- 34 chemotherapy treatment suites overlooking gardens and a lake, and each with their own patient entertainment system

And this expansion project is just phase 1 of 6 parts!  Excited to see what else is in the plans!  Pictures don't do it justice, you've got to check it out at the grand opening May 17th if you can, but here are some shots to give you a preview.

Main entrance and lobby 

Patient care area, front desk

Private Room in the cancer centre (complete with a bench that turns into a cot for a family member who needs to stay overnight with a loved one)

Double room in the cancer centre, with the entertainment units visible

Cool lighting in one of the staircases!  (view from above)

Same lighting, but view from underneath

One of the hallways in the new cancer centre (RVH President and CEO Janice Skot is in the grey top and pink skirt)

These paintings of leaves decorate parts of the floor throughout the new expansion

One of three new radiation bunkers for cancer treatments