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| £ CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mayor and Counci | February 23rd, 1987

FROM: Alderman M.R. Wright c.c. BBR. Kirk
City Administrator

: | RE: Emergency Ward Facilities at Eagle Ridge Hospital.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City of Port Coquitlam urge the Ministry of Health to
expedite the opening of Emergency Facilities at the Eagle Ridge
Hospital.

BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:

Members of Council have now received the Strategic Planning | F
Discussion paper and update which Mayor L. Traboulay, Alderman
Farnworth and | received at our breakfast meeting with the
Senior Staff of Eagle Ridge Hospital. . ‘

At this meeting we were advised that the number of emergency

patients which utilize Royal Columbian Hospital from the Schoo!
District #43 catchment area are more than sufficient to justify
the opening of the Emergency Services at Eagle Ridge Hospital.

The opening of Emergency Services at Eagle Ridge Hospital is the
Same position as that taken by the Fraser Burrard Hospital
society's Strategic Planning Update of August 1986. This update
. also recommends that the cardiclogy program be transferred to the
Eagle Ridge Hospital from Roya! Columbian Hospital.

lt is understood that a decision regarding the timing of the
opening of Emergency Services at Eagle Ridge Hospital is imminent
and that a demonstration of support by City Council would be
timely and in the best interests of the community.

,
Alderater MR. Wright

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7 Temp. Misc.(8) NOTE: The following will be in attendance:

: Mr. Neil Russell, Chairman and Mr. Gerry
. Hiebert, CEO, Fraser-Burrard Hospital Society.

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