Concordia Hospital began to operate in the magnificent and modern new building on Concordia Avenue. The new hospital now had fully modern facilities and was offering services in medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, laboratory, radiology, anesthesia and family medicine. The extent of emergency services was very limited, as they had been in the old hospital.

However, the visits to the Emergency Room increased dramatically to a point where very quickly it was clear that a larger Emergency department was needed. Likewise, the Intensive Care Unit which was not envisioned at the outset, expanded and further growth was needed.