October 2023 - Quarterly Project Update
Download a copy of the October 2023 Quarterly Project Update.
WHERE WE’RE AT
Recent milestones and activities
- In September, PCL achieved an impressive 1.5 million worker hours without a safety incident.
- Posters with project info and featured department floors plans were displayed for two weeks in the MMH basement and Skeena Mall in Terrace. Posters are also on Let’s Talk MMH.
- Majority of electrical panel installations are complete.
- Food services kitchen equipment was delivered and installed.
- Three of six elevators are complete and in use, with the final three expected to be done soon.
- 99% of the drywalling in the entire facility is complete.
- Site service road and new temporary parking lot in front of new Seven Sisters is now paved.
- Startups of major systems is ongoing – for example, air handling units, heat recovery chillers, heating boiler and the steam boiler.
- Infection control measures continue to be implemented on site - for example, boot cleaners at all entrances, daily cleaning of work areas, and use of HEPA filtered vacuums.
Inside progress photos
Food Services Level 0 (Basement)
Laboratory Level 1 
Cancer Care Level 1
Emergency Department Level 1
Sample WashroomWHERE WE’RE GOING
New hospital and new Seven Sisters to open in 2024
As the substantial completion dates for both the new Seven Sisters and the new Mills Memorial Hospital approach, the timelines for moving into the new facilities are becoming clearer.
What substantial completion means to us is that the building is complete, and Northern Health can occupy it. It does not mean the entire MMH Replacement Project is complete. The project, including parking and landscaping, is set to be complete in 2026.
- Substantial completion for the new Seven Sisters will occur in mid-January 2024. We anticipate moving into the new Seven Sisters in mid-February.
- Substantial completion for the new hospital is on track for September 19, 2024. We anticipate moving into the new hospital by the end of November.
In between the substantial completion and move in dates, staff and physicians will be oriented to the new buildings and prepare the new facilities for patient care. This includes ensuring all supplies are in place, and all systems and equipment are functioning properly, including those required to run the facility itself, and for patient care workflows and services.
HIGHLIGHT: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
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HIGHLIGHT: INTERIOR COLOUR & MATERIALS PALETTE
Northern Health worked with an interior design consultant to create a safe, welcoming and positive environment for staff, physicians, patients and visitors.
Key considerations:
- Nature
- Northwest BC cultures
- Northwest BC communities
- Creation of calm, welcoming and comfortable environment
- Promotion of health, wellness and safety
- Department workflows and functions
- Health standards and infection control
- Long term maintenance, cost and availability of materials
- Prevention of triggers
CLOSER TO HOME CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Thank you to all the donors who continue to come forward to make the dream of bringing a higher level of care to mothers and newborns in Northwest BC a reality.
The Dr. R.E.M Lee Foundation’s ‘Closer to Home’ campaign is raising funds for a Tier 3 level Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and special care nursery at the new Mills Memorial Hospital.
Currently, MMH's level of neonatal and maternal services is Tier 2 and no facility in Northwest BC offers Tier 3 level services.
To learn more about and to donate to this important cause, go to remleehospitalfoundation.org or call the Foundation at 250-641-5526.