2024-05-04 03:48:19
The Pierre-Boucher Hospital Foundation deplores that the Legault government has put the brakes on the second phase of the expansion of the hospital center located in Longueuil, south of Montreal.
In a press release sent Friday morning, the foundation said it was “dismayed” that the expansion project was not included in the 2024-2034 Quebec Infrastructure Plan.
The first part of the expansion plan was authorized in 2018, but according to the foundation, this is not enough to “meet the real needs of the population and to significantly improve the quality of the services offered”.
She pleads that “the completion of the entire project is crucial”.
The foundation emphasizes that the population of Montérégie-Est is expected to grow by 9% by 2036, including a 36% increase in the number of elderly people.
The hospital estimates it will need 200 additional beds by 2030 to meet the need.
“However, the Foundation will not give up. We will continue to put pressure on the government so that it quickly authorizes this project for the benefit of users in Montérégie,” indicated Fannie Allard, general director of the Fondation Hôpital Pierre-Boucher.
“The safety of the care provided to the population is at stake. »
The office of Health Minister Christian Dubé said he was “very aware of the significant needs” at the hospital.
“This is also why we increased the budget for this expansion project from $169 million to $350 million. Now, the development of the business case is continuing,” the firm said in a written statement.
“Remember that the new building, which notably includes a brand new emergency room, will be built to allow the addition of additional floors, where the new beds targeted by phase 2 will be installed.”
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