Regional Hospital District Capital Cost-Sharing Ratios

Whereas capital costs for healthcare facilities in North and Central British Columbia are shared between the provincial government and Regional Hospital Districts RHD at a 60 percent40 percent split Provincelocal RHD; And whereas the cost share ratio borne by a local Regional Hospital District is not financially sustainable, long term, due to escalating constructioninflationary costs and scope of healthcare capital projects increasing without adequate and proactive consultation with the local RHD Board: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial government to modernize the RHD Cost Share formula under the Hospital District Act with the ability to pay being a key consideration of cost-sharing of healthcare capital projects.