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We Are Proud of Our Investments in Health Care |
Since 1995-96, government has committed almost $1 billion in additional spending for operating the health care system and investments in facilities and equipment.
Operating the Health Care System
- $516 million in additional funding since 1995-96
Investing in Facilities and Equipment
- $434 million has been committed for health related capital projects and
equipment in the past five budgets
- $330 million on new health facilities and renovations
- $104 million on new health equipment
- $330 million on new health facilities and renovations
Newfoundland and Labrador spent $2,037 per person in 1999 on
public sector
health care, up from $1,714 in 1995. This is almost $80 per person above
the Canadian average in 1999.
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We Are Working to Bring You
New and Improved Health Facilities With |
Construction of New Health Facilities
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Total Cost |
Completion Date |
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St. John’s Site Redevelopment |
$130 million |
2000-01 |
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James Paton Memorial Hospital |
$58 million |
2003-04 |
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Melville Health Centre |
$30 million |
2000-01 |
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Sir T. Roddick Hospital, Stephenville |
$26 million |
2003-04 |
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Grand Bank Clinic and Long Term Facility |
$17.3 million |
2003-04 |
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Carmelite House in Grand Falls-Windsor |
$10 million |
2001-02 |
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Fogo Health Centre |
$8.6 million |
2001-02 |
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Bonne Bay Health Centre |
$8.5 million |
2001-02 |
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Harbour Breton Health Centre |
$8.2 million |
2000-01 |
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Old Perlican Health Centre |
$3.5 million |
2000-01 |
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Janeway Hostel |
$3.5 million |
2001-02 |
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Forteau Community Health Centre |
$500,000 |
2000-01 |
Renovation of Existing Facilities
$8.7 million on renovations in 2000-01. Selected examples include:
- G.B.Cross Memorial Hospital, Clarenville - redevelopment/ ambulatory care project
- J.I. O’Connell Centre, Corner Brook - exterior renovations
- Carbonear General Hospital - emergency department renovations
Renovations will also occur at:
| -A.M. Guy Memorial Health Centre | -Bonnews Lodge |
| -Baie Verte Peninsula Health Centre | -Carmanville & Glovertown Clinics |
| -Central Nfld. Regional Health Centre | -Lakeside Homes |
| -Western Memorial Regional Hospital | -Carbonear Interfaith Home |
| -Corner Brook Interfaith Home | -St. Brendan’s Clinic |
| -Capt. Wm. Jackman Memorial Hospital | -C.S. Curtis Memorial Hospital |
| -Pentecostal Sen. Cit. Home in Clarke’s Beach | -Harbour Lodge |
| -St. John’s Nursing Home Board Facilities | -Burin Peninsula Health Centre |
New Health Equipment
Over the next three years, government will spend $54.3 million in new equipment. Selected examples include:
Health Care Corporation of St. John’s
| - Anaesthesia Machines/Monitors | - Neonatal Ventilators |
| - Heart/Lung Machine | - Microscopes/Monitors |
| - Chest X-Ray Unit | - Adult Ventilators |
| - Laboratory Analyzer | - Ultrasound Machine |
| - EEG Machine |
Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre, Grand Falls-Windsor
| - Cardiac Monitoring Equipment | - General X-Ray Machine |
| - Blood Gas Analyzer |
Harbour Breton Health Centre
| - Ultrasound Machine |
Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony
| - Kidney Dialysis | - X-Ray Equipment |
Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook
| - Echocardiography Equipment | - X-Ray Equipment |
James Paton Memorial Hospital, Gander
| - Sterilizer | - Ultrasound Machine |
| - CT Scanner |
Carbonear General Hospital
| - Ventilator | - CT Scanner |
St. Patrick’s Nursing Home, St. John’s
| - Meal Tray Delivery System |
Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre
| - Pulmonary Function Machine | - Mammography Equipment |
G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital, Clarenville
| - CT Scanner | - X-Ray Equipment |
Melville Health Centre, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
| - CT Scanner |
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We Have Increased Funding To Ensure You Receive Quality Care |
Programs
Cardiac Care
- $6 million to improve the cardiac program and wait list
Kidney Dialysis
- $570,000 to establish community-based kidney dialysis programs at St. Anthony and Clarenville
Breast Health Centre
- $2 million to create a comprehensive Breast Health Centre at St. Clare’s Hospital
Cervical Cancer Screening
- $200,000 for the Cervical Cancer Screening Program in western Newfoundland
Ambulance Service
- $6 million for a King Air 350 air ambulance to replace the old King Air 100
- $3.3 million for improved road ambulance services
Children with Autism
- $2.2 million, three year commitment to support children with autism
Tobacco Reduction Strategy
- $900,000, three year commitment to reduce smoking in the province
Personal Care Home Industry
- $1.3 million for increase in subsidies and rates for the personal care home industry
Health Professionals
Nurses
- $600,000 for incentives for graduating student nurses
- $225,000, three year program to assist nursing students in gaining experience in rural areas
- $1.2 million to hire Nurse Practitioner program graduates
Physicians
- $2.1 million to hire new salaried physicians in priority areas
- $1.9 million is being added to the $32 million physician services memorandum of understanding (MOU) because of increased fee-for-service physicians
Allied Health Professionals
- approximately $500,000 on seat purchase and bursary programs for Allied Health Professionals in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, audiology and speech pathology fields
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We Are Fixing Health Care for the Next Generation |
Our commitment to addressing the needs of health care is demonstrated in Budget 2000 with $135.8 million committed in new spending.
Hospitals/Nursing Homes expenditure is 60 per cent of
the Department’s Budget for 2000-01.
Our publicly funded health system binds Newfoundlanders and Labradorians together, and indeed all Canadians. Government has devoted its efforts to maintaining a quality system in this province, and we strongly encourage the federal government to do so at the national level. We stand proud on our tradition of investments in health care. However, we are also realistic. With the assistance of our special review team, we will ensure that our health care system provides the best quality of services within our fiscal capacity. However, the challenges facing our health care system are national in scope. We require leadership and commitment from the federal government to help solve the funding crisis in health care. Only then can we move to define the health system of the future.
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