{"id":160056,"date":"2024-09-03T14:06:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=160056"},"modified":"2024-09-04T18:50:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:50:13","slug":"town-of-bracebridge-wants-independent-review-of-hospital-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/town-of-bracebridge-wants-independent-review-of-hospital-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Town of Bracebridge wants independent review of hospital plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Town of Bracebridge is seeking a second opinion on the prescription for Muskoka\u2019s healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During today\u2019s general committee meeting, Bracebridge councillors voted to potentially withhold funding for a new hospital and to hire their own consultant to look at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare\u2019s Capital (MAHC) redevelopment submission to the Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe find ourselves in a situation where the community is upset and the entire medical community in south Muskoka is begging us to intervene,\u201d said Coun. Tatiana Sutherland while \u201cwholeheartedly\u201d supporting the motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September of 2023, Bracebridge council voted to contribute $10 million to MAHC\u2019s plans to develop two new hospitals in Muskoka. That figure includes the value of contributing a property at 300 Pine Street for the new hospital in Bracebridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when MAHC\u2019s plan was unveiled earlier this year it met with strong opposition from residents and healthcare workers in south Muskoka, who claimed it would result in significant loss of services for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local share of the redevelopment project (expected to cost a minimum of $1 billion) includes contributions for the District Municipality of Muskoka ($77.3 million), Town of Huntsville ($10 million), municipalities of Almaguin Highlands ($9.5 million), and the Town of Gravenhurst ($1 million). However, since MAHC\u2019s redevelopment plan was unveiled the District of Muskoka and Gravenhurst have applied conditions to their funding commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The general committee also approved health care consulting services from Medcura Health Care for $10,000 to provide the Town with a third-party review of Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare\u2019s Stage 1.3 capital redevelopment submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff cautioned the committee that some information from MAHC is confidential due to Ministry regulations and the consultants will be operating under extremely tight timelines, as the submission is expected to be given to the province in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In voicing her support for the motion, Coun. Brenda Rhodes said she\u2019s already heard positive feedback from the community and even members of the MAHC board on the decision to conduct a third-party review.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Bracebridge is seeking a second opinion on the prescription for Muskoka\u2019s healthcare. 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