Health and Community Services
June 16, 2014
Families and Communities to Benefit from Health Care Infrastructure
$3.3 Million in Health Care Investments for Clarenville Region
Provincial Government investments totalling $3.3 million will strengthen
health care facilities and equipment for the residents of Clarenville and
the surrounding region. The Honourable Paul Davis, Minister of Health and
Community Services, was joined by the Honourable Ross Wiseman, MHA for
Trinity North and Speaker for the House of Assembly, and Don Keats, Interim
President and CEO of Eastern Health, in Clarenville today to participate in
a sod-turning for a new protective care residence. Minister Davis also
announced infrastructure funding in support of new equipment for the Dr. G.
B Cross Memorial Hospital.
“This investment of more than $3.3
million in new health care infrastructure in Clarenville demonstrates our
government’s commitment to ensuring that residents of rural and urban
communities have access to quality health care services. The development of
health care facilities such as the protective care residence in Clarenville
is essential in supporting the health of seniors and families throughout
Newfoundland and Labrador, and this new facility will meet the needs of the
region for years to come.”
- The Honourable Paul Davis, Minister of
Health and Community Services
Funding includes approximately
$2.5 million to construct a 12-bed protective care residence, which will
accommodate residents with mild to moderate dementia and will be located in
close proximity to the hospital. The facility is expected to be completed by
spring 2015.
“The new protective care residence and the
new, modern equipment for the Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital will be great
assets to the people of our region. These developments will ensure that
patients are receiving the best possible care and that health care workers
have the most effective tools available to them.”
- The
Honourable Ross Wiseman, Speaker for the House of Assembly and MHA for
Trinity North
In addition to the new facility, the Dr. G.B.
Cross Memorial Hospital will receive $852,000 for new equipment, including a
biological safety cabinet, an ultrasound machine, microscope, sterile dryer,
ventilator, refrigerator, commercial dryer, and case carts. This investment
also includes seven hemodialysis machines for the Coish Place dialysis unit.
“Through these significant investments, Eastern Health will be
able to further enhance the quality care we provide to residents in the
Clarenville area. Our new protective care residence will ensure that
individuals with dementia live in a welcoming, secure, and home-like
environment, while funding for new equipment will enrich the range of health
care services offered at the Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital.”
- Don Keats, Interim President and CEO, Eastern Health
Budget 2014: Shared Prosperity, Fair Society, Balanced Outlook includes a
total investment of over $189 million in infrastructure. Since 2004, the
Provincial Government has invested over $1.5 billion in health care
infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador.
QUICK FACTS
- The Provincial Government is committing $2.45 million through Budget 2014 for the development of a new protective care residence.
- The Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital will receive $852,000 for new equipment, including a biological safety cabinet, an ultrasound machine, seven hemodialysis machines, microscope, sterile dryer, ventilator, refrigerator, commercial dryer, and case carts.
- Since 2004, the Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital has seen investments of $8.4 million in equipment, and $5.4 million in renovations and repairs.
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Media contacts:
| Heather MacLean Director of Communications Department of Health and Community Services 709-729-1377, 697-4137 heathermaclean@gov.nl.ca |
Caroline Frost Constituency Assistant to the Honourable Ross Wiseman MHA for Trinity North 709-466-4165 CarolineFrost@gov.nl.ca |
| Jackie O’Brien Media Relations Manager Eastern Health 709-777-1339 jackie.obrien@easternhealth.ca |