The Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation continues their capital campaign A Foundation for Care, to support the Brandon Regional Health Centre (BRHC) expansion project that is currently underway.
A Foundation for Care has the goal of raising $2 million to support the construction of the BRHC’s new Critical Care building, along with needed equipment.
Once completed the project will feature:
- A new 16-bed Intensive Care Unit on the main level.
- Approximately 30 additional medical beds on the 2nd level.
- Mechanical space on the 3rd level.
- And the 4th level will be shell space for potential future expansions.
“There is going to be a floor that's going to have our new and expanded ICU unit and then another floor is going to have new medical beds on it," shares BRHC Foundation Communications & Development Coordinator, Jessica Saler. "So, it's going to help increase the capacity that we have for those who are in-patients here."
The expansion project will provide healthcare staff with additional space and better equipment to meet the increasing demands of our healthcare system in Westman and will improve overall patient care. Any additional funds received over the campaign goal will be allocated to the areas of greatest need, as determined by the BRHC Foundation Board of Directors.
"It's very exciting," says Saler. "At some point or another every person is going to need medical care and so we really just try and make sure that when the time comes that you or someone you love needs medical care at the BRHC that they can have the best care possible."
The A Foundation for Care campaign is expected to go until the end of 2025, although the expansion project is anticipated to be completed and turned over to Prairie Mountain Health by July 2025.
"We're hoping that by early 2026 everything will be fully operational for patients in that wing. So that's the current status for that new wing, but we all know a lot can happen in a year and so we like to update people through our website," explains Saler. "As we get more information on the status of the build and where our fundraising efforts are at, we update that webpage because we know that things can change over time."
Through the generous support of their donors the BRHC Foundation has provided $1,497,544.41 in equipment and program support in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Funds raised in the 2024-2025 fiscal year to date as of November is $999,453.
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