WATCH ABOVE : It was a big day as the 122 year-old Royal Victoria Hospital moved to the new MUHC super hospital site Sunday. Global’s Tim Sargeant was there.
MONTREAL – The Royal Victoria Hospital‘s move to the Glen site started out on a positive note – delivering the first baby ever to be born at the new super hospital.
A proud mother delivered a healthy 7.9 pound boy at the new McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in NDG.
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The mother arrived at 6:17 a.m. in labour and delivered at 6:55 a.m. according to Richard Fahey, Director of MUHC Public Affairs.
GALLERY: The Royal Victoria Hospital’s move to the Glen Site
A total of 154 patients arrived at the Glen site from the Royal Victoria Hospital.
The first was a premature baby from the neonatal ICU.
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The emergency room of the new mega hospital opened its doors at 5 a.m., though people are still being asked to go to other hospitals as the focus remains on treating incoming patients.
Two patients from the outside were treated at the emergency room at the Glen site and there are still two in the ER at the Royal Vic according to Dr. Greg Clark, director of the Emergency Department of the MUHC.
The 122-year-old hospital will be closing for good at the end of the day.
Sunday’s hospital transfer is the largest in Canadian history and is being performed by Health Care Relocations, a Peterborough-based company specializing in hospital transfers around the world.
GALLERY: Inside the new MUHC super hospital
Officials say the transfers went extremely smoothly, with patients arriving every few minutes – but more than the three minute intervals originally planned.
The drive from the Royal Vic to the Glen site is approximately 30 minutes door-to-door.
Thirty-two ambulances, about 2,500 staff members and several medic cars were involved in the hospital move.
It cost an estimated $10 million.
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