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v economist suntribune health issues saturday jan 5 2002 by kathleen griffin staff writer markham stouffville hospital is awaiting provin cial approval for an ambi tious 120 million expansion plan one aspect of which will include a privatepublic funding partnership the plan is for the devel- opment of an integrated health care campus explained dr jim maclean the hospitals chief executive officer we need to look at the growingand aging popu lation in markham and southeast york region we have been working hard with the ministry for the last year and a half with up- todate population projec tions to determine the size of the project that will meet the needs of the community the plan centres on the construction of two separate but connected buildings on land surrounding the hospital one would house a long term complex care facility and would be financed through york region which earlier this year pledged a total of 624 million for the areas three hospitals in 73 millionayear increments until 2009 we want to- move the longterm care portion of the hospital to a suitable inte grated facility the hospitals complex continuing care and rehabili tation patients would be all in that facility then we- can use that hospital space for acute care maclean said adding the plan does not include new beds now but the space will be there as they are need ed in future the plan centres on the construction of two separate but connected buildings on land surrounding the hospital this will create the opportunity for more acute care beds as the community demand goes up without having to build then he said the second hew building would contain the hospitals administration offices again freeing up more room in the existing hospital for acute care and various clinics that portion of the plan would be financed through a publicprivate partnership maclean said were looking at various options for that financing hepatitis c education support hep c chapter meeting challenges of nutritional management of hepatitis c guest speaker barbara wend land msc rdnutrition research date wednesday january 16 place public health office unionville 4261 hwy 7 east time 730 pm everyone welcome for more information call 905 9401 333 or 1 800461 21 35 hayfever asthma hives eczema digestive problems add headaches vm ssmtttmtf do you dread the spring summer or fall because of symptoms related to ailergies come and learn about a new natural and effective way of permanently eliminating allergies dr allen turner dc will be presenting a free lecture on thursday jan 10 2002 from 730 to 900 pm at the stouffville health centre dr turners methods have been featured on dini petty the national news and canada am limited seating must call lo reserve seat 905 64tm440orwwwdrtiimerorg he said i cant tell you now what that financing will look like- but were looking at all options some expansion to the existing emergency room diagnostic imaging and ambulatory care depart ments is also necessary maclean said that portion is the provinces responsibility and should be financed by the ministry of health and long term care as well a multistorey parking facility as close as possible to the hospital is included in the plan rapid growth coupled with increasing demand for longterm and continuing care beds has proven the hospitals future plans must be bigger iri scope than an earlier 30 million 75bed proposal maclean said that was just an estimate based on the health services restructuring commission recommendations which were based on inadequate projections he said adding it never received ministry approval staff photosteve somerville markham stouffville hospital looks big from the air butceo jim maclean says two new structures are needed to deal with a growing population this plan is something that has evolved over time and this is the latest concept maclean said he hopes to see provincial approval early this year pat robinson tts inc trustee in bankruptcy call for a free personal discussion 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