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Coming out party for hospital’s new west wing Saturday
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what a spectacle the design of the new building is,” she said. Visitors may enter at the new set of traffic lights atop the hill at 840 McCon- nell Avenue to gain access to parking in the hospital’s north lot. Organizers will be waiting at the new north emergency entrance to guide visitors into the build- ing. A commemorative maga- zine with information about the wing, and a map of the tour route will be provided to all who attend upon arriving at the newmain entrance.
The public is being invit- ed to tour the city’s own West Wing – the newly constructed west wing of the Cornwall Community Hospital on McConnell Av- enue. The public will get an op- portunity to see the hospi- tal in a whole new light on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The building has been a community project since 2009, and we are proud to deliver on our promise of
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The newly restructured McConnell Avenue site of the Cornwall Community Hospital is shown in this recent artist’s rendering released by the hospital.
and equipment highlighted along the way. “This is our chance to show off the hos- pital in a way that people have never seen before,” said Alan Greig, vice-president of support services. “It’s not every day the public gets to see our leading-edge tech- nology and experience everything we have to offer on a voluntary basis, without being
a patient.” Kathy Bisson, director of logistics and equipment planning, said “it’s time for ev- eryone to enjoy the payoff of all their hard work” after the organization and prepara- tion that went into the new addition. “The open house offers an opportunity to open our doors and show the community
providing an exceptional health-care facil- ity to the people of Cornwall and S.D. & G.,” said Jeanette Despatie, hospital chief ex- ecutive officer. Visitors will be able to tour through both levels of the 95,000-square-foot addition facing McConnell Avenue with key rooms
Visitors are asked to keep moving at a steady pace to give everyone an opportu- nity to view all the departments and staff members will be strategically placed at the major areas in the wing to inform guests what services will be provided in each room. No food or drinks will be permitted inside.
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