{"id":14851,"date":"2023-03-30T08:14:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/alberta-targets-new-childrens-hospital\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T08:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T15:15:02","slug":"alberta-targets-new-childrens-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/alberta-targets-new-childrens-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta targets new children\u2019s hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/>\n<div>\n<p>Alberta\u2019s 2023 budget has earmarked $3 million over three years to assist with the planning for a new stand-alone Stollery Children\u2019s Hospital in Edmonton \u2013 a project that the government say it is fully committed to building once planning is complete.<\/p>\n<p>The Stollery is the second-largest children\u2019s hospital in Canada by bed count, second only to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, but unlike most children\u2019s hospitals in Canada, it is not a stand-alone building.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Working towards a new Stollery Children\u2019s Hospital  \u2013 March 23, 2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zk_O8bUyD6A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>About 300,000 children go to the Stollery hospital each year, including nearly 55,000 emergency room visits and more than 12,000 surgeries. Almost 40 per cent of inpatients come from outside the Edmonton area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery parent who has ever had to take a child to a children\u2019s hospital knows how valuable facilities like the Stollery are,\u201d stated Jason Copping, the province\u2019s minister of health. \u201cChildren\u2019s health care needs are unique, and a world-class, pediatric, stand-alone hospital for the Stollery will allow it to continue to be one of the leading children\u2019s hospitals in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pledged funding is in addition to a $1-million investment made in 2021, which was matched by the Stollery Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation. The foundation says it will also match this new round of funding to further speed up planning for the new children\u2019s hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to continue to work with government toward the goal of building a new Stollery Children\u2019s Hospital that is purpose-built for kids and their families, that puts mental and physical health under one roof, and that is set up to give future generations of Albertans the best chance at a long and healthy life,\u201d said Mike House, president and CEO of Stollery Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation\u2019s director of strategic partnerships, Katherine Sweet, added, \u201cA new purpose-built hospital would mean fewer trips to other facilities for appointments and more focus on the overall health of our kids. With all their needs serviced in one facility, medical practitioners have more opportunity to collaborate on the overall health, with a better understanding of their complex needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The planning process will consider several needs and priorities facing the hospital, including increased capacity to serve Alberta\u2019s growing population, larger clinical spaces, more private rooms, and spaces built especially for children and the families that support them during their time in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Alberta Health Services, we\u2019re continually working to improve the health care journey for patients and families. Exploring the potential of a new stand-alone Stollery Children\u2019s Hospital is immensely exciting for us,\u201d stated Mauro Chies, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services. \u201cThe Stollery serves an area far beyond Edmonton, with more than 300,000 patient visits each year. 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