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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, January 28, 2010 · 8 Invest in Oakville's Future Healthcare The Ontario government has approved the construction g pp of a new hospital for Oakville as the current Oakvillef h it l f Oakville, O k ill th t O k ill Trafalgar Memorial Hospital can no longer accommodate g p g th h lth the healthcare needs of our growing and aging d f i d i community community. i O Over the next several weeks the Town of Oakville will th t l weeks, th T k f O k ill ill be consulting with residents regarding Halton Healthcare g g g Services' (HHS) request to contribute $200 million to the ( ) q $ local share requirement for the New Oakville Hospital project project. p j The total local share amount, which is the project costs amount, p j not covered by the provincial government is estimated t d b th i i l government, i t ti t d to be $530 million million. Th The remaining l i i local share amount will b raised th l h t ill be i d through h hospital revenues and the Oakville Hospital Foundation's $60-million capital campaign. A local share is required for all large scale hospital q large-scale g p construction projects in Ontario Other hospitals such as t ti j t i Ontario. Oth hospitals, O t i h it l h Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital and the Niagara Health p p g S t System, have also requested support from their local h l t d t f th i l l community through the municipal government for their i h h h i i l f h i local share. share A complete local share plan which includes the Town's p plan, p Town s contribution, contribution, is required before the Ministry of Health & q y Long Term Long-Term Care provides HHS with approval to move forward with the New Oakville Hospital Hospital. p The proposed $200 million contribution from the Town p p $ of Oakville will ensure that construction of the New f O k ill ill th t t ti f th N Oakville Hospital will proceed as planned with the space space, equipment and new services the residents of Oakville q p need and d d d deserve. We need your support now. W d t The benefits to our community are extensive and far reaching. The New Oakville Hospital will: · contain a much higher percentage of single patient rooms, which will reduce the risk of infection and increase patient privacy and comfort · offer new services such as a cancer clinic Caring Today, Growing For Tomorrow · provide additional diagnostic services including more MRIs and CT Scanners For additional information on the New Oakville Hospital, please visit www.newoakvillehospital.com