http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/...4/4127245.html
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The cost for the Calgary’s new south hospital has now exceeded $1 billion, more than double the $500 million estimate of four years ago.
And Calgary Health Region officials concede the $1.11 billion price tag for just the first phase of the South Health Campus will almost certainly rise.
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The CHR’s board today approved phase one of the hospital, which is scheduled to open in early 2011 with 260 beds and grow to 432 beds in 2014.
Phase two, to be completed by 2017-18, will bump up the total number of beds to 642 but funding for that part of the project hasn’t been assessed, said region officials.
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Meanwhile, the CHR is in discussion with the city over building a new north medical centre on the approaches to Airdrie, to possibly be built in 2017-2020, said President Jack Davis.
“Planning on health care really needs to be done in the 15-20 year horizon,” said Davis.
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Unfortunately, it seems this hospital will be the smallest adult hospital in the city until 2017-18 as the Rockyview General Hospital has 500 beds, the Peter Lougheed Centre has 506 beds, and the Foothills Medical Centre has 777 beds.