New tables and chairs coming to Lions Gate Hospital cafeteria
Changes to the Lions Gate Hospital Terrace Café continue on Monday, January 25th with the arrival of spiffy new tables and chairs in the afternoon. The cafeteria seating area will be closed from 2 p.m. onward to allow installers to deliver the new furniture.
As regular patrons have undoubtedly noticed over the last few months, the cafeteria has been reduced in size to accommodate the new Sacred Space, which is currently under construction in the western section of the cafe.
Changes part of LGH Now Campaign
The relocated Sacred Space/Chapel is part of Phase 1 of the dramatic expansion, redesign and redevelopment of the Outpatient Care Centre (OCC) and Atrium that will enable care providers to take a more patient-centred approach than the current layout allows for.
Part of the LGH NOW Campaign, an LGH Foundation fundraising initiative, the new OCC and Atrium will improve access to care for all LGH outpatients each year, reduce waitlists, and enhance patient comfort and privacy in some of our crowded service areas like the Rapid Access Spine Clinic (RASC), Pre-Surgical Screening Unit and Joint Replacement Access Clinic (JRAC).
The new Sacred Space will incorporate more natural light, have views of the North Shore mountains and be accessible to all sizes of wheelchairs and even a hospital bed. It will also have its own separate entrance.
The existing chapel will remain open until the new one is completed in June.
More information for staff, physicians and the public will be shared as the next project phases unfold in the lobby in the months to come.
Be sure to come and check out the new furniture on Tuesday. (Any of the old chairs and tables in good, serviceable condition will be re-purposed for use on the LGH site with any excess distributed to other Coastal facilities.)
Contact Howard Leung at Howard.Leung@fraserhealth.ca for more information.