Cancer Care Is Focus of $1.3 Billion Health Capital Plan Phase 2

December 9, 2010 Cancer care is focus of $1.3 billion Health Capital Plan Phase 2 Increased capacity will support faster access to cancer care and other key health services in Calgary and Edmonton

Calgary... Cancer treatment capacity in Calgary and Edmonton will expand significantly as a result of a new $208 million cancer infrastructure plan. This new investment will support integrated and comprehensive cancer care, and help meet the demands of a growing and aging population.

The new cancer infrastructure plan is part of Phase 2 of the Government of Alberta’s Health Capital Plan. Phase 2 will provide $1.3 billion over 3 years for new and previously announced projects in Edmonton and Calgary. Phase 1, announced in July, provided $1.2 billion for projects outside Edmonton and Calgary and province-wide funding for maintenance, facility transition initiatives, and technology and equipment upgrades. Therefore, the total health capital infrastructure investment will be $2.5 billion over 3 years, 2010/11 through 2012/13. “Our government and Alberta Health Services recently announced our 5-Year Health Action Plan - Canada’s most aggressive commitment to increase access to our publicly funded health system,” said Health and Wellness Minister Gene Zwozdesky. “Our Health Capital Plan provides the infrastructure needed to increase access and reduce wait times for key services identified in the 5-year action plan, including cancer care, surgery, and Emergency.” The province also recently announced $105 million to build new continuing care spaces, in support of the commitment to open at least 1,000 new spaces a year for the next 5 years. More than 800 new spaces have already been opened this year. "Today's announcement is a milestone for our commitment to maintaining and expanding a world-class cancer care program in Alberta," said Dr. Chris Eagle, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services. “This funding will provide urgently needed capacity now, and it will also lay the foundation for further capacity increases over the next 5-10 years." The Health Capital Plan includes funding for 8 new projects and for 8 previously announced projects in Calgary and Edmonton (see Tables 1 and 2 in attached Backgrounder for details). New Projects 1. Calgary cancer infrastructure plan - $141 million (including $78 million for 2010/11-2012/13) Tom Baker/Foothills site: redevelop and expand cancer care, including an additional 64 inpatient beds; replace the existing Bone Marrow Transplant Unit; add 2 radiation vaults; inpatient beds; replace the existing Bone Marrow Transplant Unit; add 2 radiation vaults; relocate selected non-cancer ambulatory services to Richmond Road site to free up space for cancer expansion Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (former Alberta Children’s Hospital): redevelop to accommodate services relocated from Foothills Medical Centre 2. Edmonton cancer infrastructure plan - $67 million (including $39 million for 2010/11-2012/13) Cross Cancer Institute: add an additional new Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scanner; add 1 new radiation therapy vault Expand space for radiation therapy, laboratory science and diagnostic services 3. Prostate cancer clinic (Edmonton) - Northern Alberta Urology Centre $10 million in contributions from the community (Campaign for Prostate Health); provincial infrastructure funding has been allocated within the budget for Edmonton Clinic South 4. Safe Communities (SafeCom) Initiative - $40.3 million (including $32.8 million for 2010/11-2012/13) Develop 100 new detoxification, residential treatment, and/or concurrent addiction and mental health beds province-wide, including Calgary and Edmonton (specific sites are now under negotiation) 5. Vascular Surgery Program enhancement (Calgary) - Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) - $25 million Redevelop 2 operating rooms at PLC to accommodate increased volume and more-complex cases (these will be state-of-the-art hybrid operating suites) Relocate and expand an existing inpatient vascular surgery unit within PLC Expand the new vascular surgery unit at PLC from the original 32 beds to 40, to increase access to vascular surgery and reduce wait times The new unit will be located within the shelled-in 5th floor of the East wing addition at PLC New ambulatory care clinic 6. Women’s Health Program redevelopment (Calgary) - Peter Lougheed Centre - $11.6 million Renovate the entire 3rd floor of PLC Redevelop the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, post-partum, ante-partum, clinics, labour and delivery rooms, pediatrics, and inpatient unit Add 5 Labour and Delivery Rooms and 1 operating room 7. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit expansion (Edmonton) - Stollery Children’s Hospital - $8.7 million Expand and renovate the Pediatric ICU to add 4 new beds, and improve efficiency of the Pediatric and Neonatal ICUs 8. Endoscopy Suite Expansion (Edmonton) - University of Alberta Hospital - $14.5 million Relocate and expand the endoscopy suite next to the existing pediatric surgical suite. This will add an additional 5 new procedure rooms "These health capital projects will deliver real and substantial improvements in accessibility and patient care. It is about adding new capacity where needed, and also making the best use of existing resources by redeveloping space and incorporating the latest technology,” said Ray Danyluk, Minister of Infrastructure. “We worked closely with doctors and health officials to develop the right infrastructure solutions that will work for patients and medical professionals. We will continue to work in partnership to complete these projects as quickly as possible.” It was also confirmed today that an additional $69.1 million has been allocated for construction of the new Strathcona Hospital in Sherwood Park. Phase 2 of that project will include inpatient beds and operating rooms. Construction is currently underway on Phase 1 of the hospital, which will include 24/7 Emergency services. -30- Backgrounders: Project by project breakdown Media inquiries may be directed to: Gene Zwozdesky Howard May Cam Traynor Haydon Dewes Minister Communications Communications Communications Alberta Health and Alberta Health and Alberta Alberta Health Wellness Wellness Infrastructure Services 780-446-1144 (cell) 403-660-1870 (cell) 780-644-8596 403-918-2290 (cell) December 9, 2010

BACKGROUNDER TABLE 1 - HEALTH CAPITAL PLAN 2010-2013 - PHASE 2 Capital Plan Total 2010 - 2013 Location Project Name and Description Provincial Phase 2 Support 3-Year Total Calgary Cancer Infrastructure Relocate selected non-cancer ambulatory services from Foothills Medical Centre to Richmond Road site to free up space for cancer expansion Renovations and expansion of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit in the Special Services Building Redevelop Foothills Medical Center CALGARY Special Services/Tom Baker Cancer $78,000,000 $141,000,000 (new) Centre to accommodate inpatient units and support services Construction of new radiation therapy vaults adjacent to Tom Baker Cancer Center Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (former Alberta Children’s Hospital) - renovate to accommodate non-cancer services relocated from Foothills site Project Status: planning McCaig Tower - Foothills Medical Centre (FMC)

CALGARY Construction of McCaig Tower is (previously complete; however, renovations within $161,000,000 $550,600,000 announced) the main FMC building are still in progress Project Status: final stage of construction South Health Campus CALGARY The first stage will open a new (previously 233-bed hospital with the ability to $738,481,000 $1,310,000,000 announced) expand Project Status: under construction Edmonton Cancer Infrastructure Redevelopment and enhancement to EDMONTON improve cancer services and $39,000,000 $67,000,000 (new) treatment capacity at the Cross Cancer Institute. Project Status: planning. Capital Plan Total 2010 - 2013 Location Project Name and Description Provincial Phase 2 Support 3-Year Total EDMONTON Alberta Hospital Edmonton (previously A new food services facility. $6,000,000 $9,500,000 announced) Project Status: final design. Misericordia Community Hospital - Bed Reclamation (Phase 4) EDMONTON Renovation of areas within the (previously Misericordia Community Hospital $4,307,000 $96,681,000 announced) campus. Project Status: planning, some construction previously completed. Royal Alexandra Hospital - Orthopedic Surgical Facility EDMONTON Construction of an orthopedic surgical (previously facility including 56 acute care beds $5,479,000 $81,200,000 announced) and 4 surgical suites. Project Status: construction recently completed. University of Alberta Hospital - EDMONTON Edmonton Clinic South (previously New facility for the relocation and $231,330,000 $484,000,000 announced) expansion of ambulatory clinics. Project Status: under construction. Northern Alberta Urology Centre (including Men’s Prostate Clinic) Funded within Funded within EDMONTON Development of a new clinic which will Edmonton Edmonton (new) consolidate regional urology services Clinic South Clinic South at the new Edmonton Clinic South. Project Status: planning. University of Alberta Hospital - Stollery Children’s Hospital - Emergency

EDMONTON Department Funding (previously Addition to the emergency department $18,500,000 allocated announced) to expand pediatric emergency previously capacity. Project Status: construction. Villa Caritas A new 150 bed geriatric psychiatry facility adjacent to the Misericordia EDMONTON Community Hospital. (previously Previously long-term care - $39.4 $39,400,000 $51,400,000 announced) million for change in use, ownership and financing. Project Status: construction is nearing completion. Safe Communities (SafeCom) Treatment Beds

PROVINCE 100 detoxification, residential WIDE treatment, and/or concurrent addiction $32,800,000 $40,300,000 (new) and mental health beds in high-needs geographical areas and target populations across the province. Project Status: planning.

TOTAL Phase 2 Projects $1,335,797,000 $2,850,181,000 -30- Media inquiries may be directed to: Gene Zwozdesky Howard May Cam Traynor Haydon Dewes Minister Communications Communications Communications Alberta Health and Alberta Health and Alberta Alberta Health Wellness Wellness Infrastructure Services 780-446-1144 (cell) 403-660-1870 (cell) 780-644-8596 403-918-2290 (cell) December 9, 2010

BACKGROUNDER TABLE 2 The following 4 projects are also “new projects” for Edmonton and Calgary (Phase 2 of Health Capital Plan); however, funding for them will come from the Phase 1 “Province-wide” funding envelope announced in July. Approved Facility Delivery Change Projects (Funding for these projects was announced as part of Phase One) Capital Plan Total 2010 - 2013 Location Project Name and Description Provincial Phase 1 Support 3-Year Total Vascular Surgery Program Development at the Peter Lougheed Center (PLC) The scope of this work is to fit out the shelled 5th floor of the east wing addition of the PLC to Calgary consolidate vascular services inpatient unit, $13,986,000 $25,000,000 (new) step-down and ambulatory outpatient services. Includes comprehensive renovations to two existing operating rooms in the main building of the Peter Lougheed Centre. Project Status: planning Women’s Health Program Redevelopment at the Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC)

Calgary The project will involve the expansion of existing $8,300,000 $11,600,000 (new) services within the facility through renovations and the repurposing of the entire third floor of the PLC main building. Project Status: planning. University of Alberta Hospital - Stollery Children’s Hospital - Pediatric Intensive Care Expansion Edmonton Expansion and renovation of the Pediatric ICU $7,700,000 $8,700,000 (new) to add capacity and improve efficiency of the Pediatric and Neonatal ICUs. Project Status: planning. University of Alberta Hospital - Endoscopy Suite Expansion Relocation and expansion of the endoscopy suite from the current location next to the Edmonton current day surgery suites (future Pediatric $14,500,000 $14,500,000 (new) Surgical Suite). This will increase capacity of this key diagnostic test at the University of Alberta Hospital. The relocation will permit the Pediatric Surgical Suite expansion to proceed upon completion. Project Status: planning. Total $44,486,000 $59,800,000 -30- Media inquiries may be directed to: Gene Zwozdesky Howard May Cam Traynor Haydon Dewes Minister Communications Communications Communications Alberta Health and Alberta Health and Alberta Alberta Health Wellness Wellness Infrastructure Services 780-446-1144 (cell) 403-660-1870 (cell) 780-644-8596 403-918-2290 (cell)