\u2018Everything is coming together\u2019 \u00a0<\/p>\n
At this point in the project, the 24-inpatient facility is nearing completion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brent Menzies, the board chair of the BTHC Foundation, said it\u2019s \u201cexciting\u201d to see the progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything is coming together, and it’s a wonderful facility,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s going to be great for patients and for families that come … here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Members of the BTHC Foundation and\u00a0Southern Health-Sant\u00e9 Sud in BTHC’s 24-bed addition.<\/p>\n
Menzies added that the donation was made possible with the community\u2019s support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For that, he\u2019s thankful. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see healthcare expanding like this in our region is just excellent to see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
24 more beds<\/p>\n
Menzies added that, so far, the expansion project is on track with its timelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In recent days,\u00a0staff have begun moving into the 24-inpatient unit and familiarizing themselves with the facility. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re going through staff training, … and we’ll be starting to care for patients in this building in the new year, a February-March timeframe,\u201d said Kyle MacNair, the implementation\u00a0lead for Southern Health-Sant\u00e9 Sud who oversees capital projects in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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One of the rooms at BTHC’s expansion nearing completion.\u00a0
\nThe next phase is around the corner\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to MacNair, the next phase of the initiative is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter they finish the community services building next door, they’re going to be moving a bunch of the programs into the community services building, and then we start renovations on … the existing hospital,\u201d he explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c[It\u2019s] fairly extensive, about one third of the hospital will get renovated for more emergency room services, a new [operating room] theatre, a larger expanded cancer care unit, and an expanded ambulatory care unit.\u201d<\/p>\n
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MacNair said that Southern Health-Sant\u00e9 Sud is always working on recruitment, retention, and staffing for the new facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re not going to expand to all twenty-four beds on day one \u2014 we\u2019re going to do a phase expansion as staffing is brought on,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s progressing every day.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
‘People are excited in the community\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joel Nelson, the director of health services at BTHC, said that as the expansion project grows, the community’s anticipation builds. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c[I often] get comments from staff or people coming into the facility [about] how big the expansion is and how excited [they are] that they\u2019ve seen the progress as they drive by it on the highway,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are excited in the community.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
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A glimpse into BTHC’s 24-inpatient expansion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nelson echoed Menzies\u2019 sentiment about the region’s impact on the project.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s incredible to see how the community has come together so quickly to raise the money and contribute to certain aspects of the expansion,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt allows us to expand services within the community. It gives new workspaces for staff to engage in care with patients and also provide the high-quality care that we take a lot of pride in at our facility.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
The director added that BTHC recognizes the community’s healthcare needs and is striving to meet them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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