Construction begins on new Fancsy Family Hospital in Windsor

The Government of Ontario announced that Windsor-Essex’s new Fancsy Family Hospital has officially broken ground.

“As Windsor-Essex continues to grow, our government is ensuring families and workers continue to have access to convenient, world-class health care services close to home, including through our $64 billion plan to build and upgrade more than 50 hospitals across Ontario,” said Premier Doug Ford. “With more than 100 additional beds, a 24/7 emergency department and surgical services, the new Fancsy Family Hospital will connect more patients to specialized care, where and when they need it.”

The start of construction marks the beginning of Phase One of a three-phase build that will transform hospital care in Windsor-Essex.

• Phase 1 – Enabling Works, which include a three-storey education and administrative centre, a 700-space parking garage, and critical site infrastructure needed to support future construction.
• Phase 2 – Diagnostic and Treatment Block, which will serve as the clinical heart of the hospital, including the emergency department, regional cancer centre, surgical services, critical care, and women’s and children’s services.
• Phase 3 – Inpatient Tower, which will feature a nine-storey inpatient tower with modern, private patient rooms designed to enhance comfort, safety, and care outcomes.

Phase 1 site prep is now underway, with excavation and construction expected to ramp up over the summer. Construction will begin in the northwest portion of the property and will continue east and south until the entire project is completed.

Work on Phase 2 is also underway. Earlier this year, Infrastructure Ontario (IO), in partnership with Windsor Regional Hospital and the Ministry of Health, issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select the construction team to build the second phase of the project. Qualified participants will be invited to participate in a Request for Proposals later this year. Each phase is designed to integrate seamlessly with the next, creating a cohesive hospital campus that will modernize care delivery across the region.

The new Fancsy Family Hospital will bring expanded acute care services together under one roof with a modern, approximately two-million square foot, state-of-the-art facility and deliver more connected, high-quality care for the Windsor region. Once completed, the new hospital will deliver:

• More space for over 100 additional beds to bring the total to nearly 600
• A new 24/7 emergency department
• World-class cancer care
• Complex trauma support
• Maternal and newborn care
• Surgical services and critical care
• Neurology and cardiology services
• More single-patient rooms to increase patient privacy and prevent the spread of infection.

“This is an incredibly exciting, transformative milestone for Windsor Regional Hospital and our entire community, who have been working toward this day since the need for a new hospital was first identified more than a decade ago. After today, construction will continue onsite until we cut the ribbon and open the doors of our new acute care hospital,” said Kristin Kennedy, president and CEO, Windsor Regional Hospital.

Featured image: (Windsor Regional Hospital)