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3 | Thursday, October 1, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com At a sneak preview tour of the new Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH), left, Sylvia Rodgers, senior vice president, clinical programs and chief nursing executive, looks at some medical equipment. Above, the view from a patient room. At right, a patient room, with a view. For more photos, visit www.insidehalton. com-oakville. | photos by Justin Greaves ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Public can tour new $2.7B Oakville hospital by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff The beds are ready, the rooms are prepped, much of the equipment is in place and now all the new Oakville hospital is missing is patients. With just more than two months to go before the new hospital opens its doors to the community, Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) gave members of the media the opportunity to tour the $2.7-billion facility, which after four years of construction has reached substantial completion. Upon arrival, the facility does not feel like a hospital as landscaping around the main entrance to the west of the building gives it a feel more like a university campus. The main lobby, which features a massive open space, huge fireplace, giant windows and even a piano, makes the lobby of the existing Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) seem almost claustrophobic. While there are still no patients present, there is plenty going on at the new facility. HHS staff is undergoing orientation at the site so they will be able to work effectively in the massive facility when it opens Dec. 13. "We are still doing orientation and training for all our staff, but there is also some systems testing going on," said Andrea Korol, a communications specialist with HHS. see Residents on p.5 Dr. Vanessa Milich & Associates Family Dental Care Encouraging Healthy and Happy Smiles Caring for Oakville Families for 10 years Welcoming New Patients Evening and Saturday Appointments Queensbury Dental coLLaGEn BooSTnG FaciaL éminence Pumpkin Latte Facial $ Pumpkin Spice Back Body Glow trick or treatment (75 minutes) PLATINUM 120 905.849.8449 Dundas St. Oakmead n Trafalgar Rd. River Oaks Blvd. Upper Middle Rd. Sixth Line 1534 Queensbury Cres., Oakville (on Upper Middle Rd., just west of Trafalgar Rd.) www.queensburydentalclinic.com Complimentary Pumpkin and Yam Treatment for you to enjoy at home QEW Martindale 3 FREE samples of your choice Receive www.prettyinpinkspa.com 905.842.7465 · 1011 Upper Middle Road East Book your treatment online at I WILL HEAR BETTER THIS YEAR Complimentary hearing tests and consultations* of your hearing aids, regardless of where you purchased them *For adults 18 and older Free Clean & Check DISCOVER OAKVILLE 146 Lakeshore Rd.W. 905.338.6333 AudigyCertifiedTM practices include North America's most experienced practitioners of hearing care services, all of whom adhere to the same set of unsurpassed care standards. We are the only AudigyCertified practice in our area. OUR BENEDICTS MONDAY TO SUNDAY 7AM TO 3PM 289.856.9933 #230 - 2525 Old Bronte Rd · Oakville, ON www.choruscare.ca John Moon, M.Sc., Aud (C), Reg CASLPO, Chief Audiologist