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Main photo: Capital Plan Development Task Force chair Cameron Renwick (second from left, at back table) and vice-chair Don Mitchell (right) deliver the task force’s recommendation on a future hospital model to the hospital board. <\/em><\/p>\n

The Capital Plan Development Task Force has spoken. Stick with two, acute-care hospital sites. That was their message to the hospital board of directors at their Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 meeting.<\/p>\n

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The Task Force, made up of 25 community members comprised of hospital board members and administrators, politicians, doctors, North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network representatives, representatives of the hospital auxiliaries and foundations, as well as health system users came together in August 2017. They\u2019ve since been analyzing three hospital models for the future: two acute-care hospital sites, two sites comprised of an in-patient site and an out-patient site, and a single hospital site. The latter was recommended in 2015 by the then board of directors, but it resulted in demonstrations and vehement outcries from the community and municipal representatives.<\/p>\n

Both task force chair Cameron Renwick and vice-chair Don Mitchell told hospital board members and those who attended the meeting that no model is perfect.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are some advantages to consolidating everything into one site, it does come at the cost of increased travel time as well as decreased access,\u201d said Renwick. \u201cMuskoka already experiences higher than average travel times to acute care and a report presented to the task force showed that if single sited in one of our urban centres, average travel times would become some of the longest in the province.”<\/p>\n

He said while all models are going to be financially expensive to build, the estimated costs were similar across all three models. \u201cAs expected, the operational cost of two-acute-sites model would be more than a single-site model or the in-patient, out-patient model but in spite of this the task force felt that this should not be a limiting factor if all of the criteria identified the two-acute-care site model as the preferred approach,\u201d said Renwick, who reiterated what many have been saying: that the provincial hospital funding model needs to change.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been acknowledged by politicians, by the Ministry of Health, by the Ontario Hospital Association that the funding formula disadvantages medium-sized hospitals and that needs to be fixed now in order to ensure stability in the future.
\nCameron Renwick, chair of the MAHC Capital Plan Development Task Force<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He said while all three models studied fit within the LHIN and Ministry expectations, the task force felt that the two-acute-care sites model better aligned with the philosophy of providing patient care closer to home. In terms of land-use planning, the recommendation heard by the task force was that hospitals should be located in urban centres, \u201cwhich meant that considering a central location between Bracebridge and Huntsville, let\u2019s say, was not advised.\u201d He said that became a game changer because if the task force chose a one-site model, it would have to be located in one of the existing urban centres.<\/p>\n

In terms of the economic impact, Renwick noted that while the overall impact of all three models was positive for the District of Muskoka, the one-site and the in-patient\/out-patient model would have resulted in an uneven distribution of both jobs and financial impact in the respective urban centres of Muskoka.<\/p>\n

As for community support, he said the two-site model was preferred by most. \u201cThe community has consistently identified travel times and access as two of the criteria for future planning and the two-acute-sites model thus met this need.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, how the community will come up with its share of the funding must also be demonstrated as part of its capital plan development proposal. \u201cAnd the task force felt that no model would ever be completed if those responsible for helping to pay for it weren\u2019t in support of it,\u201d said Renwick. He said the task force also heard from elected officials who also noted that their willingness to consider contributions to the local share depended a great deal on the model and their preference was also for the two-acute-site models.<\/p>\n

While the model chosen by the task force appears similar to what is in place today, it is not the same. Those present heard that some of the services currently offered at the hospital will be moved to organizations in the community, and there are plans to add an MRI in one of the sites as well as stroke rehabilitation beds, to name some of the changes proposed, according to Renwick.<\/p>\n

Mitchell has stated repeatedly that the integration of health care services is the way of the future with the patient at the centre and the hospital becoming simply one component of a greater system.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the question we get is, \u2018well what will it look like in 30 years?\u2019 and the answer of it is, I don\u2019t really know\u2026 things change very rapidly, I think we all know that, and they\u2019re expected to continue to do so in the future,\u201d he said, adding that the model being recommended by the task force aims to remain flexible \u201cto accommodate those things that we don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Renwick said the recommended model will continue to be reviewed, updated and revised as necessary through the various Ministry-mandated stages of planning.<\/p>\n

The task force will continue working on the model, provided its recommendation is endorsed by the hospital board. Renwick said the next step would be to move to part B, the bricks and mortar part of the model. \u201cMany questions abound about the bricks and mortar, the part B part, you know, where will the two sites be located? Will we reuse all or some of our existing buildings? Will we use it as one large project? Will we take a phased approach? What\u2019s the best costing method available?\u201d he questioned, adding that the task force will continue to oversee that work and communicate its progress as it moves forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe devil\u2019s in the detail,\u201d said Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison after the meeting. Aitchison also sits on the task force and said he is pleased with its final recommendation.<\/p>\n

Renwick recognized and thanked all of the task force members who have lent their time to study the three models as well as senior staff at MAHC for their support.<\/p>\n

A webcast of the presentation can be viewed here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The hospital board will hold a closed session meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9 and is expected to vote on the recommendation and issue a press release on Friday, Aug. 10. Whether a recorded vote takes place depends on whether one of the board members asks for it, according to MAHC Corporate Communications Officer Allyson Snelling. It is not clear whether the press release from the hospital board will detail how each board member voted on the task force\u2019s recommendation.<\/p>\n

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