b'EMERGENCY RENO AND EXPANSIONRenovations and expansion at St. Boniface Hospitals ED continue on scheduleBy James PetersAs many Winnipeggers are aware, theThe EDs expansion and modernizationconsideration and time investment acclaimed St. Boniface Hospital (SBH)got officially underway in early 2020, withof many clinical and supporting team has been undergoing a welcome andconstruction beginning in April 2022.members, says Kim McCance, Senior long-awaited major expansion andWhen completed, 18,600 sq. ft. of Project Manager, Capital & Facilities renovation of its existing Emergencyexisting space will have been renovatedManagement, with Shared Health. Department (ED). But its a safe bet thatand 86,200 sq. ft. of new constructionKey contributors from the ED program most are unaware of how complex aadded, tripling the size of the currentincluded many physicians and nurses, task its been. Renovating any existingemergency department. as well as the support and input of many other internal partners such institutional space is always complicated,Developing an expanded Emergencyas Emergency Response Services, but its exponentially more difficult whileDepartment to support the ED program inCardiac Sciences, Respiratory Therapy, maintaining a fully operational ED in theits primary function of delivering patientIndigenous Health, Mental Health, middle of the construction zone. care required the dedication, thoughtfulDiagnostic Imaging, Laboratory 44 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'