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New Oakville hospital marks a milestone Continued from page 1 3 · Wednesday, February 24, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Hospital Foundation is heading a $60 million campaign to purchase medical equipment for the new hospital. The Town of Oakville is being asked to contribute $200 million to assist with the estimated $530 million in costs not covered by the Province and will make a decision as to whether to do that at a council meeting on Monday, March 1. HHS must come up with $270 million through hospital revenues. Halton Healthcare Services President and CEO John Oliver has previously stated that not getting the $200 million from the Town, would send HHS staff back to the drawing board to figure out how they could continue to serve a growing population in the existing OTMH building that has no room to absorb this growth. Despite the possibility Halton Healthcare may not get that money Oliver said the project is moving forward. "Today is a milestone, the RFQ (Request for Qualifications) closing date is today," said Oliver. "We have firms and consor- COURTESY HALTON HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUTURE PLANS: Conceptual rendering of the proposed new Oakville Hospital. tiums identifying themselves from across Canada and from the international community. There are many competing firms coming in with a desire to build this hospital for us. We will select from these firms, and issue to the ones we've selected, the RFP that goes out in May. One year later, we are into full design mode with that consortium and the construction starts and about three years after that we're in the building." While the hospital funding was the big news, it was not the only funding HHS received from the provincial government. Flynn also announced a $1 million contribution to the renovation of OTMH's maternity child unit, something Oliver said the hospital desperately needs. "We will need to provide services here for at least another five years so we need to continue to upgrade and maintain the facility for patients coming through," he said. "We did some significant environment improvement and some changes in the delivery area so we can do more volume, see more moms and babies and have a bit more capacity. It was a 1970s built room that hadn't seen any upgrades since 1970 other than fresh paint." Flynn also announced the province has given Halton Healthcare Services $1.4 million to support additional chronic kidney dialysis services and funding to co-ordinate regional diabetes programming in the Mississauga/Halton LHIN (Local Health Integration Network). The Province has also given the Mississauga/Halton LHIN $315,000 in funding to increase community capacity to assist adults with acquired brain injuries to live more independently in their communities. QUALITY INTEGRITY VALUE YOUR PASSPORT TO THE WORLD Let our designers and product selection take you to another place. Elegance, Stylish, Sophisticated, or Sleek We can transform any space! We specialize in importing and distributing unique Ceramics, Porcelain, Travertine, Marble, Glass, Custom Medallions and mosiacs from Around the World. AN EARTH FRIENDLY COMPANY Ask about our Custom Glass Shower Doors & Floor Heating CLOSETS · HOME OFFICES · GARAGES · MEDIA CENTRES Tile selection made enjoyable! Factory Tile Depot BOOK NOW AND SAVE 8% ON THE UPCOMING H.S.T. www.factorytiledepot.ca