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Hospitals in Regina and Saskatoon will get some money for maintenance from the provincial government.
Health Minister Jim Reiter announced an investment of $17.8 million for maintenance and upgrade projects at 87 health facilities across Saskatchewan.
This will include water and sewer line replacement at the Regina General Hospital and a roof replacement on the 1978 building at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.
Funding will also go to roof replacements, renovations to clinic spaces, generator and boiler replacements and security improvements across the rest of the province.
It’s a part of the government’s $7.5 billion two-year capital plan to help stimulate economic recovery in the province.
“This increase in capital funding will help us upgrade existing health care facilities and improve the experiences of patients, residents and staff,” Reiter said in a news release. “Our government recognizes the importance of maintaining and upgrading facilities and supporting safe health care environments. By connecting this work to our province’s economic recovery, Saskatchewan residents will benefit from improved health care as well as an improved economy.”
Some specific projects that will be use the funding are:
- Front entrance upgrades at Battlefords Union Hospital
- Boiler replacement project at Melfort Hospital
- Design for new ambulance bay at the La Ronge Health Centre
- Generator replacement/upgrade project Kindersley Hospital and District Health Centre
- Replace the cast iron pipes in the acute care wing of the Shaunavon Hospital and Care Centre