Open proposals call for developable land sought to meet communities growing needs
For 100 years and counting, Southlake has served the growing communities in northern York Region and southern Simcoe County from its Davis Drive site. Having stretched capacity to serve patients in space half the size required by today’s standards, Southlake launched an open proposals call to identify land suitable to build another hospital earlier today.
“Since 2003, the number of patients visiting Southlake has more than doubled, meaning a new patient arrives at the Emergency department every four and a half minutes,” said Paul Woods MD, President and CEO of Southlake. “Relieving pressure at the Davis Drive site is critical, which is why we are initiating an open call to identify land to help transform Southlake into a multi-site healthcare system.”
Landowners with a minimum of 40 acres of developable land suitable for building a large community hospital are invited to review the detailed Proposal Call document and electronically present a submission to newhospitalsite@southlake.ca by January 15, 2025 at 2 p.m. EST. While all interest is appreciated, only submissions that meet mandatory criteria will proceed to a secondary review as part of a two-staged process.
The Stage 1 mandatory submission criteria are outlined in the Proposal Call document and include:
- A minimum of 40 acres of developable land
- Documentation of land ownership
- Confirmation from all owners to proceed with a land transaction to Southlake
- Recent environmental reports demonstrating there is no known soil or groundwater contamination at the proposed site
- Land is not within key natural heritage features or in areas that would prevent the development of a hospital
- Located outside the Greenbelt and Oak Ridges Moraine areas
- Serviceable – with water, sewage, natural gas, electrical and communications infrastructure in the next 5-7 years
- Be within a 17 km radius of Southlake’s Davis Drive site
- Allow for the creation of a heliport
- Site has no known archaeological or other impediments to development.
“Identifying the optimal site to meet the needs of our patients’ is a critical step to move forward in our redevelopment journey,” said John Marshman, Vice President, Capital, Facilities and Business Development. “While it generally takes 8-10 years to plan and build a new hospital in Ontario, our work to chart the next 100 years of care in our communities is well underway and we look forward to announcing a successful proponent in the spring.”
Please visit www.southlake.ca/newhospitalsite for more information.
