HIP Architects designed the 50,000 square foot addition and 20,000 square foot renovation to the existing 1990s Sturgeon Community Hospital. This project will provide a 25 percent new space for emergency treatment and day support services space for the St. Albert and outlying areas of the Edmonton region that have experienced expanding levels of population growth far-exceeding the original hospital growth projections.

This project is being constructed through several overlapping building addition and renovation phases in order to permit the continued operation of the facility during construction. Aqua Air Systems Ltd. is supplying mechanical equipment, controls and HEPA air filtration as well as HUNTAIR Air Handling Systems for these critical environment applications.

The new emergency department will reduce visitor waiting time and anxiety by providing growth space to support 60,000 visitors per year from existing rated capacity of 28,000 visitors per year. The organization and layout will direct users to specialized sub-treatment units within the department based on their specific acuity and health care needs.

A primary objective for this project was to create clearly-identifiable and easily-accessed entries to the three main service components located on this emerging health campus – the main acute care hospital building (1990s), the recently clinic services building (completed in 2004 also designed by HIP Architects) and the new emergency department. The building additions respect the form and exterior finishes of the existing buildings and new additions to create an integrated and cohesive image to the health services campus.