Abbotsford P3 Hospital costs climb, risk grows

Abbotsford P3 Hospital Project costs climb, risk to public grows

Webcast of February 25, 2004 press conference on the Abbotsford P3 Hospital project. Auditor Ron Parks reported costs of the project were up 94% to $1.4 billion

Respected auditor Ron Parks questions the value for money and the high potential risk burden for the public sector in his review of the Abbotsford Hospital and Cancer Centre Request for Proposals (RFP) released today by the Hospital Employees� Union.

Parks� report concludes that the B.C. Liberal government�s controversial hospital project � a test case for public-private partnerships (P3s) in health care � has so far failed to demonstrate value for money from the taxpayer�s perspective. more

Mike Old, Hospital Employees Union RT: 1:38

Ron Parks, Auditor RT: 6:56

Media questions RT: 6:56

Some of the other working TV webcasts on health care privatization:

Dr. Allyson Pollock on Privatization of Health Care in Britain
CCPA Forum on Public-Private Partnerships
Damaged Care: American doctor warns B.C. of private health care
Dirty Tricks: BC Privatization Agenda Exposed
Hands Off Medicare!
Health Care? or Tax Cuts?
BC Citizens Say NO! to Private Hospital
Lessons from the U.K.
Lessons from Ontario
Private Hospital Could Cost More
Maude Barlowe: Profit is Not the Cure
Teach In on the GATS

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