The South Bruce Grey Health Centre Board is continuing to work towards a new CT scanner for the Kincardine Hospital.
In Thursday's release, the board states recent funding commitments from the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation, Bruce Power and the Government of Ontario are allowing it to move forward with the project for a new CT scanner which is expected to arrive in 2021.
In September, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson announced approval for SBGHC to proceed with Stage 1 and 2 of the Ministry’s five-stage capital project process for an addition to the Kincardine Hospital to house a CT scanner, and a one-time capital grant of up to $1,410,000 for construction. The total project cost is $2.7 million, with an additional $1 million donation coming from Bruce Power, and the rest being funded by the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation.
After a review of different CT scanners, the board has decided on the Edge Plus CT scanner from Siemens. The Edge Plus is a new model Health Canada just approved this year, and the Kincardine Hospital will be one of the first in Canada to have the unit installed.
“We are very grateful for the support of the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation, Bruce Power and the Government of Ontario to make this project possible,” said John Gilbert, SBGHC Board Chair. “The SBGHC team is working very hard to move through the Ministry’s approval process as quickly as possible to get the CT into service so the hospital can better meet the needs of the Kincardine community.”
“The Foundation is very pleased to be able to support the Kincardine community with the installation of a CT scanner in the Kincardine hospital,” added Becky Fair, President of the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation. “The CT will ensure that Kincardine patients can be treated in their own community, reducing the need for them to travel to other centres for a CT scan. We could not do this without the generous support of our community.”