Updated with commentary from Mads Duedahl.
The new university hospital has been in the works for a long time, and it is still not finished.
But now it seems that the account for the construction of New Aalborg University Hospital is regarding to be empty. It is written by DR.
Therefore, Region North Jutland now wants to apply for the money they were allowed to borrow from the state a year ago.
This appears from the executive committee’s latest agenda.
The loan of around 1.2 billion is lent by the Ministry of the Interior and Health, and it is therefore earmarked for the super hospital.
When the loan was approved last year, regional council chairman Mads Duedahl (V) was pleased.
– This is fantastic news – we have been waiting for it for a long time. This means that we are a big step forward with the university hospital of the future. At the same time, it gives our employees who work with the construction, renewed hope and joy, and I’m really happy regarding that, he said at the time to Nordjyske.
Region North Jutland hopes to be allowed to borrow the first hundred million in the current quarter.
Although the budget has slipped so drastically, and an application must first be approved before the region benefits from the money, it is still expected that the university hospital can be put into use in 2026.
– Sending the application is a formality. The loan is almost DKK 1.5 billion, but we would prefer to borrow as little money as possible. We expect to borrow DKK 400 million in 2024. We are very grateful that this is an option, as the money would otherwise have to come from the region’s own coffers. For the construction, we had a buffer of DKK 200 million. DKK, which is expected to be used during the spring, explains Mads Duedahl.
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