Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kyle Duggan
Publication Date: May 10, 2025 - 14:47
Federal government looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for COVID-19 pandemic
May 10, 2025
The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy — facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic that were barely used.Early on in the pandemic, as the federal government moved at breakneck speed to respond to a global health crisis, it issued rush orders for these Mobile Health Units.
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