Across Ontario and the country, healthcare infrastructure faces mounting pressure. Escalating construction costs, stretched budgets, and an overburdened health system have made it increasingly difficult to build facilities that meet both operational demands and the holistic needs of patients, staff, and communities. In this climate, every design decision must deliver more value—financial, social, and human. The Community Wellbeing Framework (CWF), offers a tool for doing just that: a way to facilitate a conversation on design that responds to today’s constraints with a longer term lens on the wellbeing of the communities they serve.
Grounded in research and measurable outcomes, the framework helps project teams evaluate how design supports five interconnected dimensions of wellbeing: health and resilience, equity and inclusion, social connection, sense of place, and environmental stewardship. Through case studies and a discussion on design strategies, this session will query a conversation on design, and how hospitals can align infrastructure investments with broader community goals, ensuring projects contribute positively to people, place, and the environment.
- Date:November 28, 2025
- Time:11:15 am
- Event:Improving Child and Youth Care & Navigating Capital Costs
