Health and Community Services
October 8, 2015
Strengthening Health Care for Residents and Families
Isles of Notre Dame Receives Approximately $570,000 for Health Care
Residents in the Isles of Notre Dame will benefit from an investment of approximately $570,000 in health care equipment and infrastructure.
“This year, our government allocated approximately $40 million for new health care equipment and $20 million for repair and renovation projects across the province. Through investments in new equipment, infrastructure upgrades and new programs, individuals and families continue to access modern, efficient health care. “Our government’s Population Growth Strategy supports this approach to maintaining a quality health care system, which benefits all residents and encourages people to choose this province as their home.”
- The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services
The Notre Dame Bay Memorial Health Centre has been allocated $420,000 for infrastructure upgrades and new equipment. Funding will assist with the purchase of new doors and windows throughout the facility, and approximately $90,000 will be used for the purchase of a new bus for long-term care.
“I am delighted to see a continued commitment to healthcare in our rural communities. Investment in Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital will benefit the residents of Twillingate and New World Island. A new long-term care bus will support funding already approved for the Community Wheels program. Implementing a dialysis program for Fogo Island and Change Islands offers a new and creative approach to dialysis that will improve the quality of life for patients and hopefully become a successful model of delivery in other rural areas of the Province.”
- The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Natural Resources and MHA for the Isles of Notre Dame
The Fogo Island Health Centre was provided with kidney dialysis services through Budget 2015, with an allocation of $130,000 for the purchase of home program dialysis machines for the centre. In addition, $20,000 is being provided for facility upgrades such as plumbing, electrical, and minor architectural upgrades, in order to accommodate the new dialysis services.
“We are very pleased by the Provincial Government’s continued investment in the Isles of Notre Dame health services area. With these investments, we are now able to move forward with important equipment replacements and upgrades, as well as much needed renovations and repair projects to both the Notre Dame Bay Memorial Health Centre and Fogo Island Health Centre. These investments support the strategic issue of access to services.”
- Rosemarie Goodyear, President and Chief Executive Officer, Central Health
Budget 2015 includes a total of $133.7 million to ensure access to new and modern health care facilities and equipment for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
QUICK FACTS
- Residents in the Isles of Notre Dame will benefit from an investment of approximately $570,000 in health care equipment and infrastructure.
- The Notre Dame Bay Memorial Health Centre has been allocated $420,000 for the purchase of new doors and windows throughout the facility, as well as for the purchase of a new bus for long-term care.
- The Fogo Island Health Centre was allocated $130,000 for the purchase of home program dialysis machines, in addition to $20,000 being provided for facility upgrades to accommodate the new dialysis services.
- Budget 2015 includes a total of $133.7 million to ensure access to new and modern health care facilities and equipment for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
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Media contacts:
| Tina Williams Director of Communications Department of Health and Community Services 709-729-1377, 728-2837 tinawilliams@gov.nl.ca |
Deborah Chaulk Constituency Assistant to the Honourable Derrick Dalley MHA for The Isles of Notre Dame 709-884-1226 deborahchaulk@gov.nl.ca |
| Stephanie Power Director of Corporate Communication Central Health 709-256-5660 stephanie.power@centralhealth.nl.ca |
2015 10 08 2:50 p.m.