Revamp of Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital 'not going fast enough,' Quebec health minister admits

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· Posted: Mar 27, 2025 3:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Maintenance costs are increasing astatine the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital successful Montreal's eastbound extremity portion operation for the long-awaited modernization project appears to be delayed — again.

"I'm pushing the task arsenic accelerated arsenic I can," Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé told reporters Thursday morning, adding he'd hoped operation would statesman this summer.

During an exchange astatine the National Assembly Wednesday with Québec Solidaire wellness professional Vincent Marissal, Dubé said helium needs "a fewer much months" to proceed analyzing the task earlier the shovels tin deed the ground.

He said he's hoping to come up with a timeline and precise commencement day for construction this year.

"I earnestly thought we would beryllium capable to spot excavators connected the infirmary grounds this year," said Dubé. "I'll beryllium the archetypal to accidental it's not going accelerated enough." 

Marissal shot backmost astatine Dubé, saying the operation tract is "still being planned, but thing is happening."

Quebec unveiled its fund connected Tuesday, which showed the anticipated task to revamp the hospital remained successful the "planning" signifier successful the Quebec Infrastructure Plan (PQI), contempt operation slated to commencement this summer. 

According to Radio-Canada, determination is inactive a anticipation that immoderate operation enactment volition statesman aboriginal this year.

The Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, whose facilities day backmost to the 1950s, serves astir a 3rd of Montreal's population Montreal.

Close to $140 cardinal has been invested since 2014 to assistance support the aging hospital, according to documents obtained by Radio-Canada.

Dubé officially launched the revamp task successful 2023, telling Radio-Canada astatine the clip that operation should statesman successful 2024.

Last year, Christine Fréchette, the curate liable for the metropolis and Montreal region, said operation would statesman successful summertime 2025 instead.

"There are truthful galore announcements that were rushed, including excavation and I'll accidental it: rushed due to the fact that we didn't person the close numbers. We didn't person the close analysis," Dubé told Marissal Wednesday.