The plans are shaping up and it's your chance to take a look at them.
The Conceptual Plans for health facilities in Yorkton and Canora will be publicly presented on January 25 and 26.
The Yorkton plan considers the buildings that house all services in the regional hospital, mental health, home care, public health and regional administration. The presentation will be held on January 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wellington West Room of the Gallagher Centre.
Canora Rainbow Hall is the location of the Canora plan presentation on January 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. The Conceptual Plan for Canora includes the Canora Hospital and Gateway Lodge and the services delivered within these buildings.
People attending the meetings can expect to hear about the project vision and design principles, population and service forecasts, feasibility of renovation or new builds, projected space needs, general facility concept options, and how feedback from the public was incorporated into the plan.
"Client and family centered programs delivered at innovative health facilities are only possible if the community and health care workers are actively involved in planning," says Chief Executive Officer, Suann Laurent.
The conceptual plan process is funded entirely by community donations. The plans provide the analysis of capital construction needs and estimated related costs for the community and provincial government to consider.
"These plans are necessary to assess future capital construction viability," adds Sunrise Regional Health Authority Chairperson, Greg Kobylka. "The level of donations by business owners and individuals are a clear indication of local interest and we are certainly grateful for the community support."
Cannon Design analyzed data including population projections to 2021. General space requirements were defined for each clinical area and for the necessary health services supports, with consideration for program/service adjacencies.
Detailed architectural drawings come later, if a capital project is approved by the provincial government to advance from conceptual plan to the design and development stage.
