Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Isolation Hospital

So I am reading this article; Vancouver Convention Centre to be repurposed into emergency hospital
And wonder, Why? is North Lawn, not being cleaned up,and reused for this new health issue Covid-19. Since it is a purpose built, building with isolation rooms built in, perfect for this latest pandemic.  Have alook at the 2013 building condition report
This building was designed to prevent contamination from moving around inside and outside the building.   Have a look at this map created by John Hopkins University of Covid-19 distribution around the planet.

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The End

In 2007 As part of the Riverview Redevelopment Project, patients housed at the NorthLawn Building are re-located to the Valleyview building (4X) and within the Adult Program at Centre Lawn. They await placement at smaller, more home-like care facilities in the regional health authorities of Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health.

North Lawn Tea

A tea honouring the 52 years of health care at North Lawn was held April 3, 2007. The North Lawn building was originally opened in May 1955 with a bed capacity of 230. Most of those beds were used for treating patients who were dually diagnosed with a mental illness and TB. The typically transferred from the other buildings on site. North Lawn became home to Neuropsychiatry and general and medical service units including Consult and Radiology. The last patient was transferred from North Lawn on March 14, 2007. Later in 2007, the building was temporarily converted to house patients from the Forensic Unit at Colony Farm, due to the possibility of a major flooding event occurring, which never happened.