NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2011
 
Brockville General Hospital Receives Notification of Funding Decision Regarding Mental Health Transfer

Brockville, Leeds/Grenville: The South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and the Champlain LHIN confirmed last week—following many months of careful deliberation, discussion and hard work by all parties involved—that a decision has been reached on the transfer of funding associated with the divestment of Acute Mental Health Services from the Royal Ottawa Hospital (ROH) to Brockville General Hospital for psychiatric services and care.

The LHINs announced that BGH will receive $895,000 in additional operating funding to go along with the previously announced $825,000 in funding to address wage harmonization issues.

Now that the actual dollar values have been decided, BGH staff will revisit the proposed budget and develop detailed operating budgets. Getting to this detailed level of planning will enable BGH to meet with the involved unions shortly to discuss the ongoing staffing requirements.

The transfer of Acute Mental Health Services and beds from ROH to Brockville General Hospital was ordered by the Health Services Restructuring Commission and confirmed by the Ministry of Health in 2006.

For more information, please contact:

Maggie Wheeler Communications Officer BROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL 613-345-5649 Ext. 1-1504

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