Now just over two years into construction - the new South Niagara Hospital is closer to reality than ever.
The site, which will be 12-storeys tall when completed in early 2028, and over 1.2-million square feet, currently has about 700 workers on site every day, with that number expected to peak over 1000 in the near future.
Director of Transaction and Construction with the project Patrick Topping says progress is being made each and every day.
When completed, the site will have 36 ICU rooms, as well as 475 single occupancy patient bedrooms, eight operating suites and an emergency department three times the site of the current Niagara Falls Hospital.
Topping says he took a vacation last week, and was astounded by just how much work was done in that time.
While the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital's opening has been delayed, Topping adds that everything is on schedule in South Niagara.
Located in Niagara Falls at the corner of Montrose and Biggar roads, the South Niagara Hospital will offer a full scope of hospital services, including emergency, critical care, diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical services, and feature Centres of Excellence in complex care, wellness in aging and stroke.
(Written by: Matt Latour)