Planning for the Future

The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on October 22.

The architectural consultant from Stantec engaged members in dialogue regarding ‘Design Guiding Principles’ that will serve as the goals and objectives for developing the future physical facilities for the Two Acute Sites model. 

The Capital Plan Development Task Force reconvened on September 24, having completed half of its mandate — the Part A work related to defining programs and services that MAHC proposes to provide in the future, and identifying a preferred two acute sites model for the future that has been endorsed by the MAHC Board of Directors.

An open letter to our communities,

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is working through Stage 1 Proposal planning, one of five distinct stages in the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s capital planning process for hospitals. 

Following final deliberations, the Board of Directors for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has endorsed the Capital Plan Development Task Force recommendation for a Two Acute Sites service delivery model for the future.

At a special meeting on August 8, the Capital Plan Development Task Force presented its findings to the Board of Directors and recommended that the Two Acute Sites model be selected.

The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on July 16 and 30.

The task force received the collated results of the 23 individual evaluations by the eligible members and engaged in robust discussion about the final analysis of the three models against the 12 evaluation criteria supported by 500 pages of data.

Following one year of broad engagement, careful study and comprehensive deliberation, the Capital Plan Development Task Force is poised to deliver a recommendation for a preferred service delivery model for the year 2030 and beyond.

The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on July 4.

The task force reviewed the economic impact analysis, which provided a high-level analysis of the potential regional economic impact of each of the three proposed service delivery models. The consultant’s study  included six different methods and approaches. 

The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on June 14.

The land use and community planning analysis was finalized having incorporated additional revisions requested by the municipalities providing feedback on the report. 

The Capital Plan Development Task Force met on May 28.

Task force members reviewed a draft land use and community planning analysis, which studied the viability of potential general locations for hospitals in the District of Muskoka based on the requirements of a future site(s).