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New Paul Myers Tower at LGH set to open in March BRENT RICHTER
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After years of construction, work is now complete on the newest piece of health infrastructure on the North Shore.
The brand new, 108-bed Paul Myers Tower at Lions Gate Hospital will be open to patients starting on March 9. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma made the announcement inside the Paul Myers Tower on Wednesday, Feb. 12. “I know, personally as the local MLA here how important this new tower is to our growing community. It will provide a high-quality, state-of-the-art facility that residents and community members deserve,” she said. With a growing and aging population, Ma acknowledged the demands on the existing Lions Gate Hospital often result in “hallway medicine” in which patients must wait on stretchers in the hallways before being admitted to a room. Because of the benefits that come with a modernized hospital, Ma said they expect to see big improvements. “The population needs in terms of health care are growing at a very rapid rate, and so we’re seeing pressures on our health care system all across the province, all across the country, indeed, all around the world,” she said. “[This] provides a very high-tech, state of the art facility that improves patient outcomes and allows us to deliver those outcomes sooner, which means that we’re actually able to Continued on A22
Lions Gate Hospital urologist Dr. Victor Chow shows off one of eight new operating rooms at the Paul Myers Tower during a facility tour Feb. 12. The new tower is scheduled to open March 9. BRENT RICHTER / NSN