THAT the Board endorse Interior Health’s request to reallocate 2015 capital funding from the Pediatric Patient Room to the Psychiatry Project at the Penticton Regional Hospital

History: At the March 5, 2015 meeting, the Board approved the 2015 OSRHD budget that included capital request totaling $1,611,360. Within that total was a project for an additional pediatric room with a total cost of $92,500 of which the RDOS contributes 40% or $37,000.

In December 2014, there was a significant incident that happened at Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) in the Inpatient Psychiatry unit. Out of that incident a Work Safe BC order has been issued to install an Elpas Personal Duress alarm system into the PRH Inpatient Psychiatry unit to ensure safety of all staff. The estimated budget for this Psychiatry project is $93,000. The Psychiatry project must happen as soon as possible and PRH Administration has made the decision that given the limited  capital dollars available for this 15/16 fiscal year they will defer the Pediatric project for 1 year.

Analysis: Interior Health is requesting the OSRHD Board confirm their agreement to swap project funding for the 2015/16 fiscal year from the Pediatric project to the Psychiatry project. The request by Interior Health to reallocate funding has no financial implications for the 2015 budget.