MONCTON (GNB) – The provincial government is investing up to $15.6 million for continuing work on the addition of the new surgical suite at the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton.
“Our government’s continued investment in the Dr. Georges-L.Dumont University Hospital will improve our health-care system,” said Health Minister Victor Boudreau. “This investment ensures we are taking a sustainable approach to infrastructure renewal to meet tomorrow’s demands in the most efficient manner.”
Funding of up to $15.6 million in 2015-16 will be used for phase two of the construction project which consists of foundation, structure work and exterior walls. The second phase of the project started in May 2015 with an anticipated completion by November 2016.
“Creating jobs and generating economic activity through strategic infrastructure investments is one of our government’s top priorities.” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Roger Melanson. “Our investment in capital infrastructure upgrades will not only enhance patient service delivery for surgical services at the Dr. Georges-L.Dumont University Hospital, but also create jobs and stimulate the economy in the Greater Moncton area and throughout the province as a whole.”
The surgical suite project consists of a single-storey addition with a basement totaling 10,248 sq. metres (113,870 sq. feet) and 1,281 sq. metres (14,240 sq. feet) of renovations at the north end of the hospital. The expansion will house a new surgical suite, recovery room, a day surgery unit, an intensive care unit, a step-down unit, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, central sterile reprocessing, and shipping/receiving.
“When completed, this addition will allow our employees to work in an environment that has been adapted to current health-care standards. Our patients will be the ones who will ultimately benefit,” said Paul Couturier, chair of the board of Vitalité Health Network. “We are encouraged to see the progress on this construction project.”
The provincial government invested $4.3 million into phase one of the project in 2014-15. The entire $101-million surgical suite project is expected to be completed in three phases by 2019.
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