Residents of Radville and area celebrated the grand opening of the Radville Marian Health Centre, a new long-term care facility in the community on March 6. Health Minister Dustin Duncan and Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit joined residents to celebrate this occasion.
"We are pleased to see this exciting step forward in improving long-term care infrastructure in our province," Duncan said. "It is our government's priority to ensure long-term care residents have a safe and comfortable place to live. This modern facility will create a better work environment for health providers to provide patient-centred care."
The provincial government has contributed $17.6 million to the project, which represents 80 per cent of the total shareable costs of $22 million. Local contributions cover the remaining 20 per cent.
"Our government is pleased to support this type of key infrastructure renewal," Ottenbreit said. "A strong and vibrant rural Saskatchewan is important to the province as a whole."
The facility replaces the old Radville Marian Health Centre. It also incorporates an attached medical clinic.
"This facility provides a much more home-like environment for residents than the old building," Sun Country Health Region President and CEO Marga Cugnet said. "It is beneficial to the community because all healthcare services are now provided in one building."
Approximately $200 million has been invested toward the replacement of 13 long-term care facilities across the province. To date, eight of the 13 projects are complete. Four are under construction and one project is in the planning phase.
