A rendering of the 20-bed hospital planned for Prince Edward County, Ontario.SUPPLIED
As plans to build a new hospital in Prince Edward County, Ontario, gain momentum, the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (PECMHF) Back the Build campaign has raised more than $15.8-million to support the biggest change in the local health-care system since the first hospital opened in the area in 1919.
While the Province of Ontario will fund 90 per cent of the capital costs for construction of the 20-bed facility, the community will raise the balance and provide funding for new equipment.
To meet that commitment, PECMHF launched the Back the Build campaign in 2018 to raise the funds required to build the new hospital. The funds raised to date have come from people living across the province and beyond, says PECMHF’s executive director Shannon Coull.
The current hospital – which serves more than 40,000 patient visits a year – is over 60 years old and is too small to accommodate the county’s growing population, says Ms. Coull.
“Our caregivers continue to provide exceptional care for patients and their families, but the aging facility is a challenging environment to work in,” she says.
With construction targeted to begin in 2024, Ms. Coull says now is the time to be forward thinking to meet the health-care needs of the community, for today and well into the future.
The hospital will comprise of over 90,000 square feet of space and provide 24/7 emergency services.
For more information, visit backthebuild.ca
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