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PRESENTATION BY THE ROYAL VICTORIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE (RVH) CONCERNING THE PLAN OUR FUTURE TOGETHER
Jason Teal, RVH Board of Directors and Janice Skot, RVH President and CEO provided a presentation concerning the RVH Plan for the future. Mr. Teal thanked City Council for their continuing support and for the contribution to RVH Phase One Expansion Project in 2005.
Ms. Skot discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The history of the RVH;
• The 2018-2019 statistics including the number of patients, emergency and cancer visits, volunteers, physicians, surgeries and births at RVH;
• The new regional programs provided at RVH;
• A map illustrating the population growth for Barrie, Springwater and south Simcoe County by 2041;
• A projection of the aging population in Simcoe County within the next 25 years;
• The population health percentages associated to chronic and multiple chronic diseases;
• A chart illustrating the number of patients receiving hallway medicine at RVH;
• An integrated model of the proposed two campuses;
• An architectural rendering of the south campus;
• The proposed increase of hospital beds at the north and south campuses by 2040;
• An aerial photograph illustrating the possible south campus locations;
• A summary of the Community Engagement Report;
• The Provincial capital planning process for hospital expansions; and
• The economic impacts associated with the north and south campuses.
Members of Council asked a number of questions related to the presentation and received responses from the presenters.