Burlington Post

Halton Hospitals: Building Our Health Care is a special Metroland Media West four-part project that explores the critical need for, status and funding of numerous hospital expansion/construction projects in Haltons four municipalities Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Georgetown.

A hospital is the heartbeat of a community.

Its where babies take their first breath and where families say goodbye to loved ones.

Broken arms are cast, chemotherapy is administered, blood pressure is monitored and hips are replaced.

Burlingtons Joseph Brant Hospital, formerly called Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, opened in 1961.

As the community has grown, the hospitals resources, from staff to space, have been stretched.

The 2012-13 fiscal year saw 13,258 admissions, 47,326 emergency department visits and 1,459 births. Approximately 73 per cent of patients live in Burlington.

Joseph Brant Hospital is slated for a two-phase redevelopment and expansion, which started last year and will continue for the next five years. The end result of the more than $300-million initiative will be a new patient tower, renovated existing building, on-site health centre and parking garage.

Eric Vandewall, president and chief executive officer of Joseph Brant Hospital, says the new facility will enable staff to provide the best possible patient care.

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Halton Hospitals: Building Our Health Care - Joseph Brant