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Rising costs force hospital revamp
Calgary health officials are scaling back plans for the new south hospital -- cutting bed numbers and some specialized treatment rooms in the initial phase of development -- as the construction price tag again spikes.
The cost of the long-anticipated hospital is now expected to hit $1.41 billion, up from $1.25 billion, despite eliminating 32 in-patient beds from the first phase of building, said Ted Braun, a Calgary Health Region vice-president.
"It`s that old problem that we`ve been having in Calgary now for several years -- cost escalation of construction," Braun said.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/s...7f-327187dbaff8
Calgary health officials are scaling back plans for the new south hospital -- cutting bed numbers and some specialized treatment rooms in the initial phase of development -- as the construction price tag again spikes.
The cost of the long-anticipated hospital is now expected to hit $1.41 billion, up from $1.25 billion, despite eliminating 32 in-patient beds from the first phase of building, said Ted Braun, a Calgary Health Region vice-president.
"It`s that old problem that we`ve been having in Calgary now for several years -- cost escalation of construction," Braun said.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/s...7f-327187dbaff8