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$167,000 to 100 Mile District General Hospital

“This project will improve patient care”
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The 100 Mile General Hospital has been granted funding for renovations in the admitting/triage patient area as part of Interior Health’s approved 2018/19 Capital Budget.

“This project will improve patient care by providing health-care staff a direct line of sight into the Emergency Department waiting area. The renovations will include improved signage and greater privacy for patients when they present to the Emergency Department,” said Lori Boothby, acute health service director at Interior Health, in a statement.

According to the same statement, the total project will cost $167,000 with funding shared between the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District (CCRHD). The former will be providing 60 per cent of the project cost, while the latter will contribute 40.

“I know they have had some issues trying to improve the admitting, how people are standing and how they are managing that. They believe this will provide better patient care so the need is there to improve,” said Al Richmond, vice chair of CCRHD.

There is no timeline for when the project will start or be completed but according to Boothby’s statement, Interior Health will begin engaging design consulting services. The CCRHD has also approved four other projects at the hospital including an upgrade the information technology at every hospital within the Interior Health region.

“This is part of a larger project that Interior Health is doing to upgrade the information technology throughout their entire area,” said Richmond.

Usually, the local government funds 40 per cent of capital projects and Interior Health is provided money by the government to fund projects to provide 60 per cent. There are times where foundations such as the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation would step in to help with the costs.

“We’re just pleased that there continue to be improvements with respect to the hospital in 100 Mile with patient care,” said Richmond.

An automated medicine dispensing equipment for the hospital was also approved.