The Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District (CCRHD) board has authorized a $150,000 funding request from Interior Health (IH) for a capital project at 100 Mile District General Hospital.
This amount represents 40 per cent of the $375,000 total cost, which will see the replacement of the direct digital controls (DDC) in the 2014/15 fiscal year. IH will fund the balance of the project cost ($225,000).
IH Thompson-Cariboo health service administrator Peter du Toit says the digital equipment controls the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC).
“It controls various mechanical systems, deals with climate control, and … the newer systems are much more green, or efficient, compared to the older ones. So, for the hospital it is a definite improvement.”
The DDC will control HVAC as well as some of the other systems within the hospital, he explains.
“The existing control system is coming towards being obsolete, and thus we’ll put in a new one before the other one breaks down.”
This upgrade of the control systems is unrelated to the new boiler systems put in a couple of years ago, du Toit adds.
He notes each year the CCRHD picks up 40 per cent of the costs of some of the larger capital items.
“Interior Health is always appreciative of the funding supports we get from the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District. They are our partners in proving funding for some of our health-care services.”
