Where Ideas Turn into Reality
During my previous employment with healthcare and transit organizations in British Columbia, I was involved in a variety of healthcare infrastructure and light rail transit (LRT) projects, including emergency department expansions, diagnostic imaging upgrades, and community health center renovations. The selected projects listed below reflect experience and expertise gained from those prior roles.
Burnaby Emergency Dept. Expansion
Project Value | $13.8 million
Contractor | Halse Martin Construction
Architects | KRA
Project Status | Completed 2020
Burnaby Emergency Dept. Expansion project started in the spring of 2018 to establish a Mental Health & Substance Use Zone in the Emergency Department.
The new MHSU zone has been designed with patient-centered care as a top priority. It is a calm environment with a separate entrance from the Emergency Department, featuring a seclusion room, three private assessment rooms, a nourishment center with food, and a washroom that includes a shower.
The expansion scope included consolidated Ambulatory Care spaces. I planned and managed the department transfer including HIM, Admitting & Registration, PACT Office, and Waiting Spaces.
Eagle Ridge Emergency Dept.
Project Value | $38 million
Contractor | Halse Martin Construction
Architects | Kasian Architecture
Project Status | Completed 2022
The expansion project doubles the number of patient treatment spaces and is designed to better meet the needs of patients requiring emergency care.
Phase 1 of the Eagle Ridge Hospital emergency department expansion included new separate entrances for walk-in patients and ambulances, a redesigned registration and triage area to improve privacy and flow of patients, and a designated separate area for patients with mental-health and substance-use support needs. The new emergency department opened on Sept. 21, 2021.
Phase 2 of the project featured upgrades and renovations to the old emergency department. This includes a designated area for decontamination of hazardous materials to help prevent the spread of contaminants, complete with a decontamination suite with airlock features and a separate entrance for improved safety; four new isolation rooms for people with infectious illnesses; two new resuscitation areas to increase care spaces for trauma patients; and additional handwashing stations to help reduce the risk of infection.
The provincial government, through Fraser Health, provided $32.5 million and the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation contributed $5 million for a project cost of $37.5 million.
Evergreen Line LRT
Project Value | $1.5 billion
Contractor | SNC-Lavalin
Architects | SNC-Lavalin
Project Status | Completed 2017
Evergreen Line is a rapid transit line that connects Coquitlam to Vancouver via Port Moody and Burnaby. In this P3 project, the project team focused on the engineering management and delivery of technical solutions for Complex Building System (HVAC, Fire Protection, Plumbing, Building Automation System & Tunnel Ventilation System.
Ottawa LRT Phase 1
Project Value | $1.8 billion
Contractor | RTG
Architects | RTG
Project Status | Completed 2019
The Confederation Line is a 12.5-km light-rail transit system being built to serve 13 stations in Canada’s capital city. Most of the alignment is on a bus rapid transitway, with the exception of a 2.5-km tunnel and three stations beneath the downtown.. In this P3 project, the project team focused on the engineering management and delivery of technical solutions for Complex Building System (HVAC, Fire Protection, Plumbing, Building Automation System & Tunnel Ventilation System.
