New Edmonton Hospital & Health Campus

Work on the proposed new hospital in southwest Edmonton is on hold. Visit Alberta Health’s Capital Projects website for more information.

• Engagement Session - June 22, 2020

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  Patient and Family Advisory Council members were invited to attend a special ad hoc meeting to provide their input on planning options related to the Site Master Plan. The Council was provided an overview of the Site Master Plan as well as suggested test-fit options.

• Council Meeting - June 11, 2020

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  The Patient and Family Advisory Council members provided their feedback on a Patient Journey scenario involving a visit to the future Emergency Department. This discussion focused on the various aspects of an Emergency Department visit, such as:

  • Arrival
  • Triage and registration
  • Waiting room environment
  • Treatment areas

• Council Meeting - May 14, 2020

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  The Patient and Family Advisory Council was provided with an update on the Neighborhood Area Structure Plan (NASP). This plan went to the Edmonton’s City Council for first & second reading, and a public hearing. The NASP will now go to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board for approval prior to Council’s third reading and approval.

  Advisory Council members were presented with a Patient Journey scenario involving an admission to an inpatient unit at the New Edmonton Hospital. They were asked to provide feedback on topics such as:

  • Patient room environment
  • Registration processes
  • Use of voice technology in the patient room
  • Importance of family members being able to stay overnight
  • Discharge from the hospital.

  Results from a pre-meeting survey on Nutrition preferences were also reviewed. Feedback was obtained on topics such as:

  • Ordering food during an inpatient stay
  • Communal dining
  • Scheduling of meals

• Council Meeting - April 9, 2020

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  The Patient and Family Advisory Council had their first virtual meeting (via Zoom videoconferencing) due to the COVID – 19 pandemic. Council members were provided with an update on Functional Programming user group meetings, which were being rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Council members will be invited to participate. Information was also provided on Advisory Council feedback related to the draft Design Objectives.

  Council members provided feedback on a Patient Journey scenario of surgical patient. This included questions on the type of information that is important to patients such as:

  • Pre-admission consults,
  • Storage of personal belongings,
  • Reducing stress during patient journey

  These insights will help inform the patient experience process, as well as form a basis of understanding of further flow work that the Council will undertake over the next several months.

• Council Meeting - February 13, 2020

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  The Patient and Family Advisory Council was provided an updated draft of Patient and Family design objectives derived from their input, and were presented with an update on the Neighborhood Area Structure Plan.

  The concept of the “Patient Journey Mapping” process was introduced. Patient Journeys mapping will be the focus of the next few meetings.

• Council Meeting - Jan 10, 2019

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  The architectural team joined the Patient and Family Advisory Council at this meeting. After a review of the planning phase, Council participated in a fun workshop. Divided into four teams, Council discussed the flow and experience that they envisioned for the new hospital. Each team was responsible for envisioning one of four areas. These areas included:

  • The LRT
  • The front entry
  • The emergency department
  • A patient’s room.

  Each team, then, cut out photos from magazines and built a vision board of their assigned area.

  Several themes emerged from these visions boards including:

  • Hope
  • A connection to nature
  • A sense of security and warmth
  • A pathway to wellness

  Some of the more specific details that emerged included the need for natural light, warm colours, plants, wood elements, artwork, and designing spaces for cold climates.

  At the next meeting (Thursday, February 14), the architectural team will review the workshop input and present these design and operational principles.

• Council Meeting - Dec 13, 2018

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  The Patient and Family Advisory Council looked at aspects of how to create a vision and theme for the new hospital and the surrounding neighborhood. To help guide discussions and provide background information, a recap of a recent City of Edmonton Engagement session was presented. The information briefed members on what a healthy community means and what it might look like.

  Council members explored some initial concepts of what healthcare looks like to Edmontonians. A couple of key questions were presented and discussed including:

  • What do Edmontonians want in a new hospital?
  • How do Edmontonians define a healthy community?

  Over the upcoming weeks, Council will craft a vision and theme for a healthy community. The vision and theme will help guide the design concept of the hospital and the neighborhood.

  During the meeting, Council also reviewed the general approach to designing and building the hospital and had an opportunity to talk about the design concept process and ask questions.

• Inaugural Council Meeting - Nov 8, 2018

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  The inaugural meeting of the New Edmonton Hospital Project’s Patient and Family Advisory Council meeting was held on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The first eight members of the council introduced themselves and shared their personal reasons and experiences that inspired them to want to be involved in Edmonton’s first new hospital build in decades. The council heard from the project’s executive sponsors, Dr. David Zygun, AHS Zone Medical Director and Mary Persson, Assistant Deputy Minister for Alberta Health, on their vision for the project. The council was then given an overview of the project to date and the potential impact the Patient and Family Advisory Council can have on the building design and patient delivery.