2023-09-25 15:34:36
Quebec inaugurated new spaces at the Montreal Heart Institute on Monday, including an expansion of the emergency unit, the creation of additional individual rooms and the addition of underground parking.
“This is excellent news for us, both patients and researchers, because it will promote the productivity and efficiency of the organization,” declared the Minister of Economy, Innovation and Development. Energy, Minister responsible for Regional Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal region, Pierre Fitzgibbon.
All of this work, which will have made it possible to double the surface area of the Institute, represents an investment of approximately 300 million dollars. “It is still very reasonable compared to the initial budget of 257 million,” declared the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé.
This work includes in particular the extension and modernization of the emergency unit, the creation of a new specific entrance and the establishment of two intensive care units with 60 individual rooms. “We have tripled the size of the emergency room, so instead of having stretchers side by side separated by a curtain, now we have individual rooms for patients,” declared the president and CEO of the Montreal Heart Institute, Mélanie La Couture.
Furthermore, the number of single rooms has increased from 25 to 100. “Anyone who has been hospitalized knows how privacy, comfort and the presence of loved ones are determining elements in the recovery of patients,” declared the president of the board of directors of the Montreal Heart Institute, Éric Bédard. An underground parking lot was also built for patients, while a multi-level outdoor parking lot was provided for medical staff.
A Training Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health, which has simulation rooms and an auditorium that can accommodate 200 people, has also been created.
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