Hospital seeks input on future location

The Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) began its redevelopment journey just over one-and-a-half years ago with an initial focus on the Master Program – the future programs and services the hospital will offer, while more recently work has unfolded on the Master Plan – the physical space needed, which outlines where and how services will be located.

Over the past couple of months the Site Evaluation Committee has reviewed, in accordance with the Development Option Evaluation Criteria, a selection of identified blocks and sites including the current site, the current site with adjacent properties and generic greenfield sites. At this time, three sites (based on their technical evaluation against the criteria) will be presented to the community on the following dates for further community consultation.

“This is a very exciting time for the hospital as we move along our redevelopment journey. I look forward to the community input and encourage the public to attend one of the sessions, so their voice can be heard and utilized to inform our decision making,” said David Finbow, CGMH Board of Trustees member and Chair of the Facilities Planning Committee.

All communities will be asked for their input on the three sites and the correlated input from all public meetings will go to the Facilities Committee for consideration, as they work to identify a preferred site to bring forward to the June 23 Board of Trustees meeting. A session will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8 at the Stayner Arena.

While CGMH will identify a preferred redevelopment solution, it is important to remember that it is ultimately up to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MoHLTC) to make a final determination, as to whether the redevelopment of CGMH will proceed and what form, including location, it will take.

The hospital is currently working to make a submission to the ministry in September.

Visit www.cgmh.on.ca, for more information.