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Foothills hospital to get NICU upgrade through provincial budget

Article content Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre is among Alberta hospitals earmarked for upgrades using capital funds in the province’s 2021 budget. The province will provide $23 million over the next three years and an anticipated $15 million the two following years to partially fund an $83-million renovation to the Foothills neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU), adding 19 beds. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Foothills hospital to get NICU upgrade through provincial budget Back to video Currently, the Foothills NICU has 39 beds and admits three to four newborns each day, making it among Canada’s busiest. The unit, which serves all of southern Alberta, consistently operates at 90 per cent capacity or above.

COVID-19: Canada Responds: Alberta Health Minister on NICU Expansion, COVID-19 Response – March 4, 2021

Alberta Health Minister on NICU Expansion, COVID-19 Response – March 4, 2021 Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro holds a news conference at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary to announce a $143-million investment through his government’s latest budget that will fund five new, priority health capital projects. The investment includes $23 million, plus a significant contribution from the Calgary Health Foundation, to expand the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Foothills hospital. The minister is joined by Jason Copping (MLA for Calgary-Varsity); Prasad Panda (infrastructure minister); Dr. Ted Braun (vice-president and medical director of clinical operations, Alberta Health Services); Mike Meldrum (president and CEO, Calgary Health Foundation); and Molly and Patrick Wilding (parents to newborn Gianna).

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