Flin Flon, Man. hospital tender issued

The Manitoba government and the Northern Regional Health Authority are moving forward on a project to provide better front-line health care services by expanding the emergency department at the Flin Flon General Hospital. A tender for the project was released on Dec. 2.

The new emergency department will include four observation/special care bays, two treatment rooms, a family consultation room, a gynecological room that can also be used as an isolation room, one intravenous therapy room, a procedure room and a trauma room.

The improvements will include more efficient waiting room layout that will assist health-care providers to better monitor patients waiting for care. The redeveloped space will also contain a secure room to address the needs of physically aggressive clients, a decontamination shower for patients that present due to exposure to a harmful substance and additional space for equipment storage. "Expanding the emergency department in Flin Flon will be better for both northern Manitoba patients and staff at the facility," said Health Minister Sharon Blady.