Backgrounder

Providing Significant Infrastructure Investments

Investing in Quality Health Infrastructure
Budget 2014 includes a total investment of over $189 million in infrastructure, which includes $119 million for continuing construction and redevelopment, $50.5 million for new equipment and $20 million for repairs and renovations.

Funding will be provided through Budget 2014 for continued infrastructure projects, which include:

• $15 million to continue design and program planning for the new Corner Brook hospital;
• $14.5 million for the new PET scanner at the Health Sciences Centre;
• $13.3 million to complete construction of the Labrador West Health Centre;
• $10 million to advance the planning and design of a new psychiatric hospital in St. John’s;
• $7 million for the development of the new adult addictions centre in Harbour Grace;
• $5.5 million for the development of a new electrical substation to service the Health Sciences Centre/Memorial University of Newfoundland campus, as well as upgrades of the Emergency Power Generating System;
• $3.9 million for the continued redevelopment of the Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre in Grand Falls-Windsor, including the redevelopment of the endoscopy suite;
• $2 million to advance the design of the new Green Bay Health Centre;
• $1.6 million to complete construction of the treatment centre for youth with complex mental health needs in Paradise;
• $1.5 million for the continued redevelopment of the James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander;
• $1 million to begin redevelopment of the medical equipment cleaning and sterilization areas of the Health Sciences Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital;
• $650,000 for the completion of a new health clinic in Marystown North;
• $500,000 for the completion of the Craig L. Dobbin Genetics Research Centre;
• $500,000 for the completion of the expansion of the Faculty of Medicine;
• $500,000 to begin planning for the redevelopment of the labs at the Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre in Grand Falls-Windsor;
• $500,000 to begin planning of a redevelopment of the Bonavista Health Centre;
• $500,000 to advance planning for the development of two new cancer operating room suites at the Health Sciences Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital;
• $500,000 to begin upgrading operating room suites at both the Health Sciences Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital; and,
• $50,000 to complete construction of the treatment centre for youth with addictions in Grand Falls-Windsor.

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Media contact:
Jennifer Tulk
Director of Communications
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 728-4104
JenniferTulk@gov.nl.ca 
 
2014 03 27            2:45 p.m.