Phase two of the clinical spaces renovation project at Dauphin Regional Health Centre is projected to be completed very soon.
Debbie Poole is the Regional Lead of Clinical Planning with Prairie Mountain Health and says this round of renovations should wrap up in September, with patients being able to access the new beds by sometime in October.
"Adding seven beds, which will be new inpatient, single occupancy rooms. And then there will be two additional rooms in surgery."
Poole says adding the new beds to the DRHC is very important, as Dauphin is seen as a regional hub for the Northern part of Prairie Mountain Health.
Poole adds this phase also included a new physiotherapy area on the third floor, as well as renovating a conference room.
"The conference room was renovated so as to provide a little more space for having meetings in that room and for nurses to do training. The therapy space is much more open compared to where it was previously on the second floor. It has lots of natural light coming into it, which staff will enjoy as well as patients."
Phase one included the completion of a new cancer care unit and an endoscopy unit, both on the main floor of the hospital.
