Health and Community Services
August 21, 2014
Quality Health Care Services Support Strong Communities
Government Provides Over $407,000 to Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre
Patients and staff of the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre will benefit from $407,900 in funding for equipment and infrastructure upgrades.
“Our government is committed to providing health care facilities that offer quality health care treatments and services. This investment will ensure that patient care and comfort remains the utmost priority at the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre. The upgrades to the air handling units will enhance air quality and provide significant benefits to patients, staff and visitors to the facility.”
- The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Health and Community Services
An allocation of $310,000 will be used to upgrade the air handling units to ensure that the appropriate air flows are maintained throughout the centre.
“This investment in the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre further demonstrates our government’s commitment to health care in the province. The centre provides important health services to the people of this area, and the investment in equipment and upgrades announced for this facility today enhances the quality of the services we provide.”
- Glen Little, MHA for Bonavista South
An investment of $97,900 will be used to purchase dryers used in laundry services at the centre.
“The investments announced today by the Provincial Government contribute to strengthening health care in our province. These upgrades to equipment and infrastructure at the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre align with Eastern Health’s strategic priorities of quality and safety as they enhance the physical environment of the facility as well as the care we provide to our patients in the Bonavista area.”
- Don Keats, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Health
These investments build on the Budget 2014: Shared Prosperity, Fair Society, Balanced Outlook health care commitment to establish a hemodialysis site in Bonavista to provide access to these vital services closer to home for local residents. In addition, the Provincial Government is currently in the process of engaging a consultant to begin planning for the redevelopment of the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre.
Since 2004, the Provincial Government has invested nearly $1.5 billion in health care infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador. Budget 2014 allocates 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.
QUICK FACTS
- Patients and staff of the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre will benefit from $407,900 in funding for infrastructure upgrades and new equipment.
- An investment of $310,000 will be used to upgrade the air handling units, and $97,900 in funding will be used to purchase new dryers.
- The Provincial Government is currently in the process of engaging a consultant to begin planning for the redevelopment of the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre, and Budget 2014 commits to establishing a hemodialysis site in Bonavista.
- Budget 2014 allocates 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.
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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 |
Donna Ivey Communications Manager Government Members Office 709-729-3551 donnaivey@gov.nl.ca |
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Jackie O’Brien Media Relations Manager Eastern Health 709-777-1339 jackie.obrien@easternhealth.ca |
2014 08 21 2:45 p.m.