Aside from the hospital, there are 9 other projects under review for possible public-private collaboration, said Nova Scotia Health Minister Chris d'Entremont. The province's Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Murray Scott said other options are also being considered for the hospital.
Meanwhile, it is not just old Canadian hospitals that has been the focus of the country's health care system. The pockets of Canadian patients also needs boosting up, especially the older ones.
A report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information said elder patients rack up higher bills compared to young people with the same ailment. A hip replacement procedure averages $8,417 (8,581 Canadian dollar), but if the patient is between 60 to 79 the bill for the same procedure will likely go up to $8,613 (8,777 Canadian dollar) and even shoot up to $9,481 (9,661 Canadian dollar) for octogenarians.
The report is timely as Canada's population, like that of many western and industrialized countries, continues to grow older, while lesser infants are born.
