Northern Lights Regional Health Centre in Fort McMurray. File photo.
Alberta’s government is investing about $330 million over three years to support health capital projects in rural communities across the province.
Budget 2025’s new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program will improve rural health care facilities to better address rural health challenges and provide greater access to essential health services.
If passed, Budget 2025 will provide $15 million to support project planning, which includes conducting facility and functional assessments of rural hospitals to determine what solutions and services are required to maximize each facility’s potential and better meet the needs of rural communities.
“Rural Albertans should be able to access the health care services they need close to home. The new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program will ensure we are continuing to make data-driven decisions, and that resources are being appropriately deployed to address the areas with the greatest need,” said Alberta Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange.
Through Budget 2025, Alberta’s government is continuing to support capital projects that will deliver value to and maximize benefits for rural Albertans. These projects include:
- $25 million to complete projects approved under the Rural Health Facilities Revitalization Program
- $20 million in planning funds for primary care centres in rural, remote and Indigenous communities
- $80 million to develop the La Crete Maternity and Community Health Centre
- $1 million in planning funds for the Cardston Health Centre
- $18 million to fund furnishings, equipment and information technology infrastructure for the Mountview Health Complex in Beaverlodge
- $170 million in capital lease costs for the Mountview facility
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