A new $150-million Orleans mini-hospital will be located on Mer Bleue Rd., with groundbreaking expected by March 2011.
The location of the Orleans Family Health Hub was revealed Monday morning. The new project is being called the future of health care delivery in Ontario by its proponents.
The hub will move day surgery, dialysis and cancer detection and treatment into a clinic setting, at almost one-third of the costs of traditional hospitals, said Ottawa-Orleans MPP Phil McNeely.
"This represents a new vision and a new type of delivery of health care," said Dr. Bernard Leduc, the CEO of the Montfort Hospital, the lead agency on the project.
Cumberland Coun. Rob Jellett called the project "the largest single development in Orleans" with an expected creation of 1,500 construction jobs.
"This is the future of Orleans coming here," said Jellett to a group of provincial MPPs, Mayor Larry O'Brien and other city councillors.
As part of the announcement today, the Taggart Group of Companies made a $3-million donation to the fundraising campaign for the hub. Planners purchased property for the site from Taggart.
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