Drayton Valley hospital will be receiving a revamp in the coming months.
On July 21 Alberta Minister of Health, Tyler Shandro was at the hospital for a special announcement. The Alberta government is committing $650,000 to renovate the emergency department triage desk. The funding for this project is coming from the Alberta government’s Rural Health Facilities Revitalization Program. This is part of a $50 million commitment from the Alberta government to help revitalize rural hospitals over the next three years.
Minister Shandro, alongside MLA Mark Smith and some AHS staff stood in front of the hospital to make the announcement. Smith spoke after Shandro and was enthusiastic about the plan saying, “I want to thank the staff at the Drayton Valley hospital and care centre for the work that they do everyday and as someone who’s lived in this community for the last 35 years I can attest to the care and the quality of care in this hospital.”
Shandro said, “all Albertans, no matter where they live, deserve and need access to our world-class health system, and they need it close to where they live, this revitalization project helps make that a reality, and is part of our commitment to manage and improve health infrastructure and services across Alberta.”
This new commitment also follows recent renovations to the hospital that cost $3.8 million in Alberta government funding and included updates to the elevator, roof, boilers, sidewalks and the nurses’ call system.
“Investments like this one will make sure that the facility can deliver safe, efficient emergency care in Drayton Valley, when members of the community or their loved ones are sick or injured,” said Smith.
