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July 7, 2014

Early Work Preparation to Begin on Site of New Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital

Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, the Honourable Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation and MPP Vaughan, Members of Council, and Mackenzie Health’s Board Chair and the President and CEO participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today to celebrate the start of early work on the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct, which will prepare the site for the future development of the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.

Early work conducted by the City of Vaughan will include the construction of road, stormwater, water and wastewater servicing needs for the 82-acre site. All construction of the required infrastructure is scheduled to be completed by September 2015 in preparation for the start of construction on the new hospital.

Planning for the new hospital continues to move forward in parallel with preparation of the site. In March, Mackenzie Health issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify potential bidders for the construction of the new hospital. Mackenzie Health is using this process to select three top qualified bidders that will become eligible to respond to the Request for Proposals (RFP) later this year.

QUOTES
“This groundbreaking ceremony marks an important milestone in our efforts over the past three and a half years to improve local healthcare and bring a hospital to Vaughan. Now we are seeing construction activity on the site and we will continue to work closely with the province and Mackenzie Health in order to meet the hospital development timeline and the opening of the new hospital in 2019. Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is a vital part of Vaughan’s future and our ultimate goal of taking Vaughan to a higher level and creating a world-class city.”
-Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua

“We are excited that the City is starting the early work that will help prepare the lands for construction of the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. The project is advancing step by step. This site preparation positions us well to issue a Request for Proposals later this year. That would be the first step toward actual construction of the new hospital.”
-Dina Palozzi, Chair, Mackenzie Health Board of Directors

"Mackenzie Health Foundation, our Board, Campaign Cabinet and most importantly our donors are extremely pleased to see the start of the early works to prepare the site for the start of construction of the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. We look forward to continued progress in bringing expanded healthcare services closer to home for the people of Vaughan.”
-Glen Beaumont, Chair, Mackenzie Health Foundation

“This is another important milestone that our community has achieved with respect to the Vaughan hospital. We are on track to delivering this world-class facility and I thank the City and Mackenzie Health for their tremendous work and partnership with the province.”
-The Hon. Steven Del Duca, MPP Vaughan

QUICK FACTS

Vaughan City Council approved the Vaughan Healthcare Precinct Plan in November 2013.
The City of Vaughan acquired 82 acres on the northwest quadrant of Major Mackenzie Drive and Jane Street for an urban Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct and 5 acres south of Major Mackenzie Drive as a potential future transit hub.
The City of Vaughan is moving ahead to prepare the site for development, which includes putting necessary municipal infrastructure in place to support the new hospital site and future developments.
The new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital will be home to Emergency Care, Critical Care, Surgery, Medicine, Birthing (Obstetrics), Pediatrics, Mental Health and York Region District Stroke Centre services.

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