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Vitalite Health Network Unveils Georges Dumont Hospital Expansion Virtually

Tara Clow December 17, 2020 12:50 pm Last Updated on February 7, 2026 9:59 pm

An over $100 million expansion at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre has been unveiled virtually.

The new area includes 10 operating rooms, a recovery room, a day surgery and short surgical stay centre, medical and surgical intensive care, the sterilization department, the physiotherapy and occupational therapy sectors and a future receiving area.

It adds over 23, 000 square feet of additional space to the hospital.

Vitalite Network CEO Dr. France Desrosiers says, “The project extended over 17 years, from its planning in 2007 to its entry into service last June.”

A groundbreaking was held on June 2nd , 2014.

Dr. Desrosiers says a virtual unveiling was necessary due to the COVID-19.

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