A mothballed northwestern Toronto facility has been getting a multimillion dollar makeover after sitting mostly vacant for more than two years. On Sunday, the hospital is slated to reopen with a new name and a new mandate. The Reactivation Care Centre (RCC) will host patients who no longer need the acute services of a traditional hospital, but are unable to live independently; they might be waiting for home care or a spot in a long-term facility, for instance.
On opening day, Mackenzie Health, Southlake Regional Health Centre, North York General Hospital and Humber’s Wilson site will each move 30 patients into the centre. Ambulances are scheduled to pull up to the main entrance every 10 minutes, beginning at 8 a.m. When the second and final phase of renovations is complete in the early months of 2018, Markham Stouffville Hospital will transfer 24 patients to the centre, and Mackenzie will send over another 90.
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