{"id":179601,"date":"2024-09-25T22:52:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T02:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=179601"},"modified":"2024-09-25T22:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T02:52:30","slug":"deadline-looms-for-mahc-to-submit-plans-to-local-municipalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/deadline-looms-for-mahc-to-submit-plans-to-local-municipalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline looms for MAHC to submit plans to local municipalities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nearly $100 million hangs in the balance as the deadline for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) to submit its plans to local municipalities for approval approaches.<\/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>This week MAHC said they still plan to submit plans for new hospitals in Huntsville and Bracebridge to the province in November. The new hospital project, pegged at more than $1 billion, will largely be funded by the province but some $225 million must be acquired through a local share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, both the District of Muskoka and the Town of Bracebridge said they won\u2019t approve their local contribution unless they can approve the final plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMAHC is continuing our work towards a November submission date to the province of our Stage 1.3 plan,\u201d said MAHC spokesperson Bobbie Clark. \u201cAny municipal decisions regarding local share will be captured in our submission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July, the District of Muskoka council said they will not release their planned $77.4 million contribution toward the local share of the cost to redevelop the Bracebridge and Huntsville hospitals unless it approves the final plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bracebridge councillors subsequently 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>Bracebridge originally 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>Earlier this month MAHC announced the formation of working groups to address issues surrounding capacity, transportation and community programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that our plan prioritizes high-quality patient care for everyone in the 20-plus communities we serve, and we remain committed to ongoing collaboration with patients, staff, local physicians, politicians, and community members,\u201d said Clark. \u201cOur working groups on bed capacity, community partnerships and transportation will continue to address and resolve the issues we heard through our more than 6,000 community member engagements to-date.\u201d<\/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>Nearly $100 million hangs in the balance as the deadline for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) to submit its plans to local municipalities for approval approaches. 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