COLLINS: There’s a massive hole in the ground at Royal Inland
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IN ONE OF MY MANY stays at Royal Inland Hospital over the past three years, I was placed in a ward overlooking the south side of the hospital grounds.
Every morning, I woke up and looked out the window and saw the construction underway for the new half-baked cancer treatment centre. Sadly, there was a large gap in the ground which I assume would have housed the PET/CT scanner that the NDP determined we didn’t need. Every day I would look at that pile of dirt, wondering how the province and Interior Health could have missed this golden opportunity.
As I’ve pointed out previously, even if they left a spot to put it in at a future date, that would probably be acceptable, but the way things are designed, there is little hope of ever putting a PET/CT scanner in at Royal Inland. Even Donald Trump would probably see the value of leaving a space for a much-needed piece of equipment.
Next time they have to cart me down for more treatment, I’m going to insist on having a bed in the hall where I can avoid looking at yet another botched plan by our senior levels of government.
