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• Acute Care Tower: 216 acute care beds (an additional 36 under Action for Health), 16 operating rooms (an additional four added under Action for Health), and specialized inpatient care units, including a 48 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU). 
•  Diagnostic and Treatment Facilities: A satellite diagnostic imaging department in the Emergency Department, new and upgraded lab spaces including a pathology lab adjacent to the new Operating Rooms, and additional treatment spaces, including hyperbaric medicine. 
• A new, expanded Emergency Department: A larger and more efficient emergency department to handle increased patient volumes

Starting at substantial completion, the Province (or QEII Renew project team) will work with Nova Scotia Health to activate the new tower for patient care. It is anticipated that the acute care tower will be ready to receive patients 12 months after substantial completion - 2031.

• Construction activities: completion of construction deficiencies and deferred works to achieve Final Completion (construction is not actually fully complete at Substantial completion) 
• Installation and commissioning of all not-in-contract furniture, fixtures, equipment and technology 
• Finalization of workflows and processes within and between departments in the new space 
• Hiring, onboarding and training staff and medical staff who will be delivering care in the new spaces 
• Stocking areas with all necessary supplies 
• Bringing online ancillary and support services first, then patient-facing services