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No plans to close hospitals despite reported strains on health system: minister

Click to play video: 'NS hospitals face $85 million shortfall for urgent repairs'
NS hospitals face $85 million shortfall for urgent repairs
WATCH ABOVE: Wed, Jun 8: Nova Scotia’s health care system needs revamping while its hospitals are in dire need of $85 million in urgent infrastructure repairs, says the province’s auditor general. Global's legislative reporter Marieke Walsh explains the report and the government's response. – Jun 8, 2016

Nova Scotia’s health minister says he has no plan to close any hospitals despite a report saying the system can’t sustain its current facilities.

Auditor General Michael Pickup says the province has to move away from a hospital-based system because of an 85-million-dollar shortfall needed for urgent repairs and maintenance.

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Health Minister Leo Glavine says a system review will determine how hospitals are ultimately used in the future.

But he says closures are not being contemplated.

Since 2013, the health department has spent 50 per cent of what it promised to on hospital infrastructure. Global News

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