MGH campus transformation
MGH’s campus transformation continues with major renovation work. Patients and visitors can expect to experience noise, hallway closures and detours around the hospital. Learn more about our campus transformation.
MGH’s campus transformation continues with major renovation work. Patients and visitors can expect to experience noise, hallway closures and detours around the hospital. Learn more about our campus transformation.
Michael Garron Hospital has a well-established surgical services program which provides pre-operative and post-operative care for patients undergoing procedures for diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative purposes. Surgical sub-specialty areas include:
MGH’s Surgery Inpatient Unit will be moving to level 6 of the hospital’s new Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre when it opens its doors to the community in 2022. The new unit has been designed using best practices in clinical design and will provide a safe and supportive healing environment for patients receiving care. The department will have the capacity to accommodate 45 inpatients in a combination of both single (75 per cent) and double (25 per cent) occupancy patient rooms. Some of the features within the inpatient rooms include:
All the furniture, fixtures and finishes have been selected to ensure the ongoing health and safety of both patients and staff at MGH.
The unit will also have patient support spaces including a rehabilitation room for occupational therapy and physiotherapy as well as a patient and family lounge.
Within the unit, patient bedrooms with enhanced features will also be included to care for surgical patients with specialized needs. Six isolation rooms will be included on the floorplate to prevent the spread of infectious illnesses. In addition, there will be three enhanced accessibility rooms that will be outfitted with furniture and equipment which will support bariatric patient care.
Patient and family focused services will be provided using an interdisciplinary team approach. Clinical support areas for staff, physicians and learners will include:
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