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Jan 11, 2010, 6:55 PM
This one will be a BIG project
$150M Orleans health hub to be built on Mer-Bleue Road
By Christian Bergmeister , The Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Construction on $150 million health facility for Orleans will begin in March 2011, according to the Montfort Hospital’s new President and CEO, Dr. Bernard Leduc.
The Orléans Family Health Hub will be built on 2233 Mer-Bleue Rd.
During the press conference at the Ray Friel Recreation Complex, Councillor Rob Gillet explained that the OFHH will create 1,500 jobs. According to Leduc, the OFHH will be the first centre of its kind in Ontario, acting as a satellite to the Montfort Hospital and is intended to reduce waiting times.
The OFHH will combine 12 core outpatient and public health programs. Leduc said this will create one-stop health care access. In August 2009, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that Ontario would be investing $1 million toward the OFHH’s master schedule and business plan which is to be finished this year.
“The completion date for construction is unknown but will most likely be in 2013,” said Christine Sigouin, President and CEO of the Montfort Hospital Foundation. Sigouin also revealed Monday, that the hospital will start a new fundraising campaign to support the OFHH. While the campaign has yet to start, the Taggart group of companies kickstarted the effort with a $3 million contribution.
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New mini-hospital planned for Orleans
By DONNA CASEY, Ottawa Sun
A new $150-million Orleans mini-hospital will be located on Mer Bleue Rd., with groundbreaking expected by March 2011.
The location of the Orleans Family Health Hub was revealed Monday morning. The new project is being called the future of health care delivery in Ontario by its proponents.
The hub will move day surgery, dialysis and cancer detection and treatment into a clinic setting, at almost one-third of the costs of traditional hospitals, said Ottawa-Orleans MPP Phil McNeely.
"This represents a new vision and a new type of delivery of health care," said Dr. Bernard Leduc, the CEO of the Montfort Hospital, the lead agency on the project.
Cumberland Coun. Rob Jellett called the project "the largest single development in Orleans" with an expected creation of 1,500 construction jobs.
"This is the future of Orleans coming here," said Jellett to a group of provincial MPPs, Mayor Larry O'Brien and other city councillors.
As part of the announcement today, the Taggart Group of Companies made a $3-million donation to the fundraising campaign for the hub. Planners purchased property for the site from Taggart.
$150M Orleans health hub to be built on Mer-Bleue Road
By Christian Bergmeister , The Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Construction on $150 million health facility for Orleans will begin in March 2011, according to the Montfort Hospital’s new President and CEO, Dr. Bernard Leduc.
The Orléans Family Health Hub will be built on 2233 Mer-Bleue Rd.
During the press conference at the Ray Friel Recreation Complex, Councillor Rob Gillet explained that the OFHH will create 1,500 jobs. According to Leduc, the OFHH will be the first centre of its kind in Ontario, acting as a satellite to the Montfort Hospital and is intended to reduce waiting times.
The OFHH will combine 12 core outpatient and public health programs. Leduc said this will create one-stop health care access. In August 2009, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that Ontario would be investing $1 million toward the OFHH’s master schedule and business plan which is to be finished this year.
“The completion date for construction is unknown but will most likely be in 2013,” said Christine Sigouin, President and CEO of the Montfort Hospital Foundation. Sigouin also revealed Monday, that the hospital will start a new fundraising campaign to support the OFHH. While the campaign has yet to start, the Taggart group of companies kickstarted the effort with a $3 million contribution.
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
New mini-hospital planned for Orleans
By DONNA CASEY, Ottawa Sun
A new $150-million Orleans mini-hospital will be located on Mer Bleue Rd., with groundbreaking expected by March 2011.
The location of the Orleans Family Health Hub was revealed Monday morning. The new project is being called the future of health care delivery in Ontario by its proponents.
The hub will move day surgery, dialysis and cancer detection and treatment into a clinic setting, at almost one-third of the costs of traditional hospitals, said Ottawa-Orleans MPP Phil McNeely.
"This represents a new vision and a new type of delivery of health care," said Dr. Bernard Leduc, the CEO of the Montfort Hospital, the lead agency on the project.
Cumberland Coun. Rob Jellett called the project "the largest single development in Orleans" with an expected creation of 1,500 construction jobs.
"This is the future of Orleans coming here," said Jellett to a group of provincial MPPs, Mayor Larry O'Brien and other city councillors.
As part of the announcement today, the Taggart Group of Companies made a $3-million donation to the fundraising campaign for the hub. Planners purchased property for the site from Taggart.