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Dollars from Regional Hospital District

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Fraser Fort George Regional Hospital District Director Cliff Dezell ( on the left) and  Fraser Fort George Regional Hospital District Chair Art Kaehn (on the right) present  a cheque to Northern Interior Chief Operating Officer Michael McMillan ( middle)


Prince George Regional Hospital, as well as facilities in Mackenzie, McBride, and Valemount will benefit from  the $1 million dollar cheque presented today to  Northern Health for minor capital and equipment needs in the upcoming fiscal year.

At the top of the wish list, is $200,000 earmarked for surgical materials for plastic surgeries. 
Other items on the priority list include: intravenous pumps,  infant ventilators and newborn isolettes, a new palliative care room at McBride Hospital  and some important  pieces of medical equipment in Valemount and Mackenzie.  

Northern Interior Chief Operating Officer Michael McMillan  says the  Regional Hospital District is very important,  "Local government agencies such as regional hospital districts are key players in improving health facilitise  and patient care equipment". Northern Health works with the Fraser Fort George regional Hospital District and five other regional hosopital districts across the north.

 (photo at right shows Michael McMillan pointing out some of the features of an ultra sound machine,  the type of  equipment purchased  in the past with funding from the Regional Hospital District)
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