Released on November 12, 1999
Residents of La Loche and area are one step closer to a new hospital today.
A sod-turning kicked off construction on a project that will consolidate the
community's health services and provide easy access to health care for northern
residents.
The new hospital will replace the current St. Martin's Hospital in La Loche.
It will contain 24 beds and offer acute care, long-term care, in-patient
alcohol and drug detoxification services, in addition to a wide range of
community health services.
"Our government's support for this project signals the our ongoing commitment
to strong, stable health services for the people of northern Saskatchewan,"
Associate Minister of Health Judy Junor said.
The government will pay most of the project's $9.5 million price tag. The new
facility should be ready to use early in 2001.
"I know how important this facility and its services are to the people of this
community," Environment and Resource Management Minister Buckley Belanger
said. "I am very pleased to see our government make a major contribution to
help ensure the health needs of northern residents are met into the future."
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For more information, contact:
Jeff Brown
Communications Branch
Saskatchewan Health
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-4088