TO Mayor aud Council
PROM: A.W. Hilkinsoz
Alderman

DATE: January 29, 1987

SUBJECT: Eagle Ridge Hospital/Ffraser Burrard Hospital Society

As you are aware, the operation and management of Eagle Ridge Hospital
rests with the fraser Burrard Hospital Society. Approval was recently
&iven by the G.V.R.D., in conjunction with the Ministry of Heaith, to
transfer the physicai assets of the Eagle Ridge Hospital from the
G.Y.R.D. to the Praser Burrard Hospital Society. This transfer was
considered to be a sormal transaction.

There has been considerable planning and ongoing discussion by the
Fraser Burrard Hospital Society concerning the overall utilization of
Eagle Ridge Hospital. 4 planning discussion paper released in 1986
caused considerable uproar over a proposal to transfer certain
hospital functions from Royal Columbian Hospital ta Eagle Ridge
Hospital, YThe result was a further re~evaluation by the Board in
consultation with the medical fraternity to determine what functions
Should be moved from Royal Columbian to Eagle Ridge. A copy of the
Strategic Planning Update report is attached, together with a copy of
the initial planning discussion paper. The update report now appears
to accept the concept of increased utilization of Hagle Ridge,
including the provision of Emergency Services. The transfer of
functions from Royal Columbian to Bagle Ridge will enable the Praser
Burrard Hospital Society to accomplisa the following:

a} Provide space and beds for improvement to specialty programmes
for heart patients, including transplants (while other areas of
the hospital programmes will be identified and improved, the
heart progranme appears to be a priority).

Enable the Eagle Ridge Hospital te provide an inereased level of
service to the communities it was intended to serve. The
provision of emergency service is a vital service required in the

area served by the hospital.