Operational readiness should be part of facility planning process
Dramatic changes to a physical environment and changes in services and processes call for a readiness strategy before the transition, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Dramatic changes to a physical environment of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s West 5th Campus, a mental health facility in Hamilton, Ontario — a new 855,000-square-foot building with 305 single-patient bedrooms — as well as changes in services and processes called for a readiness strategy before the transition, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
The 53,000-square-foot hospital will include 29 inpatient beds, four operating rooms, 24-hour emergency services, a diagnostic laboratory and imaging services.
Through an investigation, on February 10, 2026, SRHS learned that the unauthorized party had accessed certain SRHS files that contained patient information.