Facilities used to be a problem, but once the current construction projects are done, that will be pretty much solved, for now.
Let's review - these are the construction projects that have gone on in the last couple of years, or are underway now:
Airdrie Regional Health Centre - Reno and Upgrade
Cochrane Community Health Centre - New Facility under construction.
East Calgary Health Centre (Forest Lawn) - New facility Under Construction
Foothills Hospital - Major new Expansion - includes shelled space for easy future growth
Peter Lougheed Hospital - Major new expansion - includes shelled space as well
Richmond Road Diagnostic Centre - Renovation of the old Childrens Hospital for Adult diagnostic use - Under construction.
Rockyview Hospital - Major Expansion - also includes shelled space for future.
Sheldon Chumir Centre - Downtown Facility - Completed this year - includes urgent care services.
South Health Campus - Large New Hospital - Under Construction
Alberta Children's Hospital - Brand new state of the art facilty opened a year or two ago.
The Tom Baker Cancer Centre is trying to secure funding to build a new facility as well.
All in all, a MINIMUM of $3 Billion dollars has been or will be spent in the Calgary area just for the construction of these projects.
Now, the problem is finding staff to run these new facilities. The money is there, the people aren't. Hopefully, the lure in working in new facilities will draw workers here.
Once we get all the facilities open, and fully staffed, Calgary WILL have an excellent health care system.
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