Debates of August 16, 2007 (day 11)

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to continue with some questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services getting back to the closure and I guess now the reopening of the surgery ward at Stanton. If the ward did in fact reopen on the 13th, I’d like to know what patients and families visiting patients on the surgery ward, now that the patient lounge has been converted into office space, where do patients and families go to get out of their rooms and to get some relaxation on that ward? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mr. Roland.

Return To Question 139-15(6): Operational Issues At Stanton Territorial Hospital

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’ll have to get that information. I was made aware that the surgery ward was back open. I’m not sure what they’ve done to deal with the space situation, as the Member raised earlier the fact that we’ve taken some of that and turned it into office space. I’ll have to get back to the Member with that information. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

Supplementary To Question 139-15(6): Operational Issues At Stanton Territorial Hospital

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister also said earlier that the office space and the turning of the patient lounge into office space on the surgery ward was in fact temporary, as he had mentioned, and I’d like to get the Minister’s definition of temporary and how long that patient lounge area is going to be used or utilized as office space. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Further Return To Question 139-15(6): Operational Issues At Stanton Territorial Hospital

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, once we looked at putting a proposal forward into the workspace fund that we’d be able to try to get something on that, I don’t have a timeline at this point. Thank you.