In the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, many Canadians have been pleased to learn that soon the intensive care unit at the Moose Jaw Union Hospital will be updated and improved. According to Jim Allen, the hospital’s director of maintenance and clinical engineering, much of the money came from donations made during the Family First Radio-thon. Other funds came from the Moose Jaw Health Foundation, along with some money from the Ministry of Health and the Five Hills Health Region.

The project to improve the ICU is expected to cost nearly $2 million. The first phase of construction is already underway. According to Allen, the first phase of the project will include removing the current flooring from the ICU. On Monday, a special crew of workers was brought in to remove the flooring, which contains asbestos. Asbestos can be deadly if inhaled, as the fibers are linked to lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive form of cancer.

Allen told reporters that because of the risk in removing asbestos from the ICU, the crews have decided to work through the windows, rather than carry the material through the hospital and risk accidentally contaminating the rest of the building. “Of course there is a risk when handling asbestos, a cancer causing fiber. And, of course, we want to protect everyone from that, so we have brought in a contractor whose role in life is pretty much to remove it safely,” said Allen. The entire project will take about 16 weeks to complete.

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