The Alberta authorities is committing $3.25 million to assist reopen the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital pool, which has been closed since late 2024 after main structural points had been uncovered.
Previous to the closure, Alberta Well being Companies mentioned there have been 500 to 700 affected person therapies within the Glenrose pool every month — a mixture of pediatric, grownup and geriatric inpatients and outpatients.
Working since 1966, sufferers and clinicians say the pool is crucial for restoration.
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Because of the age of the pool, ongoing efforts over time to take care of the growing older infrastructure of the pool required routine closures and intensive pricey repairs.
In November 2024, AHS mentioned the pool was quickly closed to put in a brand new affected person raise.
However throughout that set up, severe points had been uncovered. AHS mentioned substantial restore wants had been found and dangers related to preserving the pool open, together with the chance of leaks in different areas of the hospital, had been revealed.
So, the pool was shut down whereas tha all was fastened and the Glenrose Hospital Basis is fundraising to cowl the remaining prices.
Quinn Ohler has extra on what the closure has meant for sufferers in Well being Issues within the video above.
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