“Our government is making historic investments in health-care infrastructure to protect Ontario’s health-care system and connect more people to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “We are excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of this new and expanded emergency department at Hamilton General Hospital, which, once complete, will bring vital emergency care capacity to the Hamilton region and help more families access the right care, in the right place, for generations to come.”
The new state-of-the-art emergency department at Hamilton General Hospital is expected to be completed by 2030 and will include a larger ambulance off-loading area, a new triage/rapid assessment and observation area, as well as improvements to existing facilities to improve care and reduce wait times for patients.
Once completed, new and updated services in the emergency department will include:
- Upgraded resuscitation area to provide faster life-saving care for patients
- Additional treatment rooms, nursing stations and staff work areas to help care teams serve more patients, faster
- Improved patient navigation throughout the emergency department and between hospital services to reduce patient wait times
- Better sightlines across patient care areas, supporting a safer and more patient-centred environment
- Enhanced infection prevention and control measures, including airborne isolation rooms
Through
Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government continues to take bold and decisive action to expand and modernize Ontario’s hospitals, making it faster and easier for people of all ages to connect to the high-quality care they need, where and when they need it.