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Ontario Construction News staff writer<\/p>\n
A Niagara-area family has donated $5 million to support construction of a new hospital.<\/p>\n
Niagara Health Foundation announced the pledge from the Oakes family last week. In recognition, the main entrance of the South Niagara site of Niagara Health will be named \u201cThe Oakes Family Main Entrance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur family is pleased to be in a position to give back by supporting the new hospital project. The new hospital will provide our Niagara Health care team with a state-of-the-art facility they deserve in order to provide care for Niagara residents and visitors. Hopefully, this gift will inspire others to follow and make a commitment to the It\u2019s Our Future campaign,\u201d said Harry Oakes.<\/p>\n
In the early 1950\u2019s Lady Eunice and Sir Harry Oakes donated the land for the current Greater Niagara General Hospital, launching a legacy of giving that has continued for more than 70 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeading by example is something that has long been a trademark of Harry Oakes and the Oakes Family. Evident in the Oakes name used throughout our city,\u201d said Mayor Diodati. \u201cNow, with this incredible donation to the building of our new hospital, they are proving that to be leaders means to be continually engaged and constantly committed to making our City a better place<\/p>\n
To date, more than $27 million has been pledged in support of the new South Niagara Site of Niagara Health.<\/p>\n
The new South Niagara Hospital will be a full acute care hospital that will include:<\/p>\n
Designed with the next age of innovation in mind. The South Niagara Hospital will seamlessly integrate technology that supports high quality healthcare, where technology recedes into the background so patients can focus on recovering and healing.<\/p>\n
Infrastructure Ontario is currently reviewing two proposals after the design-build-finance-maintain RFP closed last week.<\/p>\n
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