Leadership hopeful Gord Wyant discusses P.A. issues
Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate Gord Wyant said a new hospital serving the Prince Albert region must be a “significant priority” for Saskatchewan.
The leadership hopeful and long-time justice minister caught up with paNOW to discuss the potential for a new hospital in the city, along with some of the other major issues facing the region. Constructing a new hospital would depend on the available capital after the health regions amalgamate into a single body early next month, Wyant said, but he noted a new hospital should be paid for by the province without help from local governments.
“A new hospital in Prince Albert has got to be a pretty significant priority if we’re going to deliver quality healthcare, especially toward the North,” he said. “If the decision is to build a new provincial hospital, I’d be fully prepared to commit to funding that fully by the province.”
The Saskatoon Northwest MLA said he would consider other funding models for a new hospital including public-private partnerships (P3), so long as they are practical and economically viable.