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According to Infrastructure Ontario’s March 2023 Market Update, the tendering process will begin near the end of 2025 and construction is scheduled to begin between April and June of 2027. The construction period is expected to last approximately 4 years.

Please visit the Project Timelines section of the website for more information.

Hospitals are among the most complex architectural and engineering projects to design and construct. They require complicated mechanical, electrical, and IT systems, and built-in flexibility to adapt to evolving technologies and demands in the future. In addition, hospital designs must meet or exceed CSA standards to ensure safe, accessible, and comfortable care.

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In addition to the expansion of existing hospital services, CGMH has proposed new inpatient rehabilitation beds and inpatient mental health beds based on the identified need and growth within the South Georgian Bay region.

Through regional partnerships and an expanded Ambulatory Care department, CGMH will be able to bring care closer to home with the inclusion of a satellite chemotherapy unit and new clinics for general internal medicine and pain management. 

The new hospital is projected to have twice as many beds as the existing hospital, however, the exact number is yet to be determined. New inpatient bed types are being proposed (inpatient rehabilitation and mental health) based on the identified needs and growth of the South Georgian Bay region.

CGMH will continue to work with the Ministry of Health to finalize bed projections prior to moving to Stage 2 (detailed planning) in 2024.

A location for the new hospital has not been confirmed at this time. As part of CGMH's Stage 1.3 submission, a detailed siting analysis was performed to determine the best possible location and building option for the new hospital. Based on this analysis, CGMH concluded that building the new hospital on a greenfield site would cost less, have a shorter construction time, and allow for future growth and expansion when compared to the option of building a new hospital on the existing 12.6-acre site.

The Ministry of Health’s Capital Branch will now review CGMH’s submission, provide feedback, and work with the hospital to ensure the final approved plan aligns with provincial expectations and standards for contemporary and efficient hospital care.

CGMH's preferred location is a 30-acre site on Poplar Sideroad which will be generously donated by the land owner upon approval by the Ministry of Health to allow for the relocation of the hospital. The proposed greenfield site is located to the east of Georgian College's South Georgian Bay Campus and is zoned for hospital use. 

Should the hospital relocate, there are numerous options for the future use of the existing Hume Street site. Planning in this area would occur with community stakeholders, including the Town of Collingwood if the decision to relocate the hospital is made by the Ministry of Health.

As part of CGMH's Stage 1.3 submission, a detailed siting analysis was performed to determine the best possible location and building option for the new hospital. 

Based on this analysis, CGMH concluded that building the new hospital on a greenfield site would cost less, have a shorter construction time, and allow for future growth and expansion when compared to the option of redevelopment on the existing site. 

In addition to higher cost and a longer construction period, it was also identified that building on the existing 12.6-acre site would also negatively impact day-to-day hospital operations and the overall patient care experience in several ways:

• Constant congestion, noise, and disruption from construction for over eight years.
• Phasing challenges that could result in even longer timelines.
• No ability for future expansion as our population grows.
• Directly impact our ability to address health human resources challenges.
• Major parking issues and the need for a parking structure.

The Collingwood General and Marine Hospital is following the Ministry of Health's three-stage capital planning process outlined in the 2022 Capital Planning and Policy Manual.

CGMH has recently completed Stage 1.3 and is awaiting approval to move to the detailed planning phase as outlined in Stage 2. Please visit the Project Timelines section of the website for more information. 

Given the COVID-19 pandemic impacts and experience, we acknowledge that much has changed since our Stage 1.2 submission. 

In Stage 1.3 planning, CGMH was able to address current and emerging standards arising from COVID-19. All inpatient rooms in the new hospital will be private and will be designed to include the latest in infection prevention and control technology.  

Increased airborne-isolation rooms, flexible spaces to address potential surge capacity, and shell in space to allow for future growth to be able to accommodate more beds in the case of a future pandemic have been considered as part of CGMH's new hospital plan.

On August 10, 2021, the Minister of Health announced that the Ontario government was investing over $15 million in additional funding to support CGMH through the next planning phases. 

This funding is to be used for planning purposes only and is not available for any construction, operational or equipment costs related to the project.