HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL
State-of-the-art design centres on better patient care
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JERRY J. JETER, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C
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Humber River Hospital is one of Canada’s largest acute care hospitals, serving a catchment area of over 850,000 in northwest Toronto. The hospital, though long praised for its commitment to patient care, was increasingly constrained by the limitations of its aging physical and technology infrastructure. With an inflexible design, the hospital was unable to fully capitalize on the many recent advances in healthcare delivery proven to improve both operational efficiency and patient outcomes in new facilities.
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REFLECTING THE HOSPITAL’S ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: AMBULATORY BLOCK; DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PODIUM; AND INPATIENT TOWER, THE FAÇADE IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PRIMARY MATERIALS: ALUMINUM AND GLASS CURTAINWALL; PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS IN TWO FINISH TYPES; METAL PANELS AND MASONRY [1].
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