Smarter care at Vaughan’s first hospital
December 28, 2021
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Canadian Facility Management & Design magazine takes a closer look at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital – Canada’s first smart hospital
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Hospitals can often feel intimidating for patients. Deep floor plates let little sunshine through to the maze-like corridors. Medical devices can make rooms appear cold and sterile, reminding us of our own mortality. But through the doors of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first hospital to ever rise in Vaughan, Ontario, life’s health challenges are met with comfort, safety, and lots of natural light.
The notion of what a hospital should be has evolved greatly over the years, where patient stress now figures highly into early planning. Such was the case as Stantec began designing this much-anticipated facility—Mackenzie Health’s second full-service hospital.
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