Bethesda Regional Health Centre

This multi-phased renovation and addition on the Bethesda Regional Health Centre campus helps to bring in-demand healthcare services closer to home for residents in Steinbach and the greater region. Spanning two different facilities, the architecture and interior design aims to maximize patient comfort and privacy, create a healing environment, and streamline staff access to support service delivery.

Phase 1 reconfigures the Community Health Services building adjacent to the hospital to add the first renal dialysis unit in the region – aiming to help reduce patient commute times and alleviate demand on other health centres. IV/Wound Therapy and Children’s Rehabilitation were relocated in the building to create space for the 500 sf, state-of-the-art renal dialysis unit. The six-bay unit consists of one bariatric bay, offers movable privacy screens and integrated healthcare equipment. The central care desk greets patients upon arrival and offers staff clear sightlines to treatment bays. Natural wood accents, uplifting teal tones and direct daylight help to provide a warm, welcoming environment.

Phase 2 consists of a major, 69,000 sf expansion to the 1960s-built, split level hospital. Occupying a compact site, the two-storey addition maximizes the square footage to house three operating theatres, 15 in-patient beds (7 for palliative care), a diagnostic imaging lab, spiritual room, staff entry and receiving dock. The design focuses on naturally integrating the addition into the existing facility, such as coordinating complementary materials and finishes to support design continuity and prioritizing smooth circulation where the facility ties into existing two levels of the hospital.

LM-ESP serves as Prime Consultant on both projects, awarded at the same time and carried out concurrently. The renal dialysis unit opened in October 2023, while the major expansion is currently under construction and progressing quickly.