Guelph city council has approved $4.5 million in funding for upgrades to Guelph General Hospital that will be spread out over the next six years.
It works out to $750,000 per year and makes up 10 per cent of the total cost of the hospital’s $45 million funding goal.
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Officials have laid out three urgent priorities: expanding the emergency department and emergency mental health and addiction services, renovating their special care nursery and purchasing new state-of-the-art equipment.
As part of their policies, the Ministry of Health does not fund the costs of new equipment or renovations but is being asked to chip in $15 million for capital costs.
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The rest of the funding would have to come from the city, donations and fundraising.
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Councillors green-lit their portion during their 2020 budget meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Hospital officials had asked city council for $4.5 million over five years, but councillors voted to spread it out over six years to lighten the load on taxpayers.
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