The Saint-Jérôme Regional Hospital modernization project announced in 2019 is authorized by the government to initiate its business case (DA). This was announced on August 30 by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, the Minister responsible for the Laurentides region, Nadine Girault, as well as the MNA for Saint-Jérôme, Youri Chassin. .
As part of this vast hospital modernization project, which represents an investment of $ 450 million, a project office has also been set up. For the realization of the business case for the modernization project, a non-recurring budget envelope of $ 30.8 million is granted, the financial management of which will be provided by the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI). Carrying out this step will allow the various parameters of the chosen option to be specified and the preparatory work to begin.
Project office
As for the establishment of the project office, it consists in bringing together resources, in particular architects and design engineers, who work on the realization of the project, with the mandate to ensure that the deadlines are met. respected and that the realization of the DA is progressing, as well as the preparatory work planned for 2022 with a view to starting the construction in 2024. This team works in collaboration with the resources of the Integrated Health and Social Services Center of the Laurentians ( CISSS) working on the project for several years. The CISSS team is currently finalizing the functional program provided for in the opportunity file and is participating in the real estate analysis in progress.
This is an important step for this project which will materialize over the next few years, and which has been improved in 2019. This aims to better meet the growing needs of the region and to solve the problems linked to the dilapidated building and the lack of space. In particular, it provides for an enhancement of the surgical technical platform, the mother-child-family center, intensive care and the various support services necessary for the proper functioning of the facility in addition to the addition of short-term care units.
“I am very proud to see that our government wishes to make the hospital even more functional, as soon as possible, while ensuring that the entire project is continued in order to prepare for the years to come. This clearly reflects our commitment to review the organization of the health system, in order to better face the current challenges of the region, in particular that of the major increase in needs that it has experienced in recent years ”, underlined Nadine Girault.
“Today, by anticipating the start of the business case and by setting up a project office, the government is giving two big acceleration to the modernization of the Saint-Jérôme Regional Hospital. These two major advances will make it possible to reduce delays and catch up, because the important thing is to ensure the quality of facilities and care as quickly as possible. I would like to thank Minister Dubé for his commitment to this file, and also the entire team working on this long-awaited project. Count on me to continue to follow closely the evolution of the file ”, for his part affirmed Youri Chassin, Member of Parliament for Saint-Jérôme.
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