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HOSPITAL GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS GOOD NEWS HERE
[Welland Tribune March 12, 1947]
Expect new memorial hospital will benefit from gov’t policy
The announcement yesterday of Provincial Treasurer Frost of a new policy in grants to hospitals of the province both for maintenance and construction is being received with enthusiasm in Port Colborne in view of the plans already approved for a 50-bed memorial hospital to be constructed in Lakeview Park.
Capt. R. Scott Misener, chairman of the board of directors of the hospital fund, was out of town today and could not be reached for comment. But the announcement of the provincial treasurer made in his budget speech yesterday was being generally acclaimed in the town, especially by those who have been active in the raising of over $250,000 for the proposed Port Colborne Memorial hospital.
Hon. Mr. Frost’s announcement indicated that up to $1,000 per bed for both private and public ward beds was available for construction of hospitals in the smaller communities and rural areas which on the basis of the 50-bed plans for Port Colborne Memorial hospital might mean a grant when construction is started of up to $50,000.
Any grant which will be made under the new plans announced by Mr. Frost will aid the Port Colborne hospital.
Construction Costs Up
Capt. Misener, in accepting a check for $3,000 from the Port Colborne Lions club recently, stated that tenders received thus far for construction of Port Colborne’s memorial hospital indicated the cost of construction would be well in excess of the original estimates and that additional funds to the more than $250,000 already collected would be required.
The new grants for hospital also provide a new departure in payments for maintenance which will be based on the number of public ward beds. In the past the provincial grant has been for indigent patients and not on the basis of the number of beds.
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