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Quebecs Healthcare Crisis: Outdated Equipment, Rundown Buildings, and Unfunded Upgrades

Quebecs hospitals are grappling with outdated equipment and dilapidated buildings, causing frustration for staff. Despite a recent budget allocation of $3.6 billion for healthcare over the next decade, many argue its insufficient to address the core issues. Key upgrades, like replacing decades-old imaging machines at Montreal General Hospital, have been sidelined. Staff face constant disruptions, leaks, and insects, while projects like Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospitals renovations remain stalled, accruing additional costs. Even the Douglas Mental Health Institute had to close a research wing due to asbestos. Opposition leaders point to a pattern of projects stuck in planning stages, with costs escalating without real progress. Despite these challenges, doctors emphasize their top expertise maintains strong care, even in obsolete spaces, as they advocate for genuine commitments to modernize.

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