Oh baby, plans for new neonatal unit entering next phase
Plans for a new neonatal unit at Victoria Hospital have taken some big strides forward thanks to last Friday’s radiothon, which raised over $1 million, but the question on some peoples’ minds may be what happens now.
Sherry Buckler, the Executive Director of the Victoria Hospital Foundation, told paNOW the next phase involves going to the Saskatchewan Health Authority and finalizing the project.
“Once that’s complete we can go to pre-construction and preparing the space for all the infrastructure things that need to be done ahead of time before we can actually put in the walls, and the furniture and the equipment,” she said.
The total cost of the project is an estimated $2.2 million. Buckler said ideally she would love for the province to help with the cost but added the foundation is prepared to go down the road alone with support from the community.