2002/03 Annual Service Plan Report Ministry of Health Services

Report On Resources

2002/03 Resource Summary by Core Business Area

2002/03 Resource Summary Mirroring the Estimates Vote Structure

2002/03 Resource Summary — Explanation of Significant Variances

Major Capital Projects

Commitments or anticipated commitments for 2003/04 have been made to the following major capital projects:

• Vancouver General Hospital Redevelopment, $156 million
• Prince George Hospital Redevelopment, $50 million
• P3 Projects
• Abbotsford Hospital and Cancer Centre (P3 solicitation process underway)
• Academic Ambulatory Care Centre (P3 solicitation process underway)

The objective of these projects is to provide high quality public health care services that meet patients' needs. The risks associated with these projects include: project delays; changes in market conditions; scope, design and technology changes; building code changes; and cost-sharing agreements with other jurisdictions.

The ministry's three-year capital spending plan for 2002/03 included:

• $100 million for converting existing facilities to more appropriate uses consistent with the new regional priorities. At March 31, 2003, $25.47 million has been approved from this allocation.
• $138 million to implement the Mental Health Plan (e.g. Tertiary Mental Health Facilities in Kamloops). At March 31, 2003, $21.13 million has been approved from this allocation.

Capital Asset Management Plans

In May 2002, government established a new capital asset management framework, which articulates the Province's minimum standards for capital asset management. The framework encourages agencies to prepare capital asset management plans and to review all options for addressing infrastructure needs. The Ministry of Health Services is working with health authorities to implement the new framework. In this respect, an implementation plan has recently been completed which includes the prioritization of key elements for which ministry policy and/or tools to support best practices in capital asset management are required.

To support the health authorities and the ministry in preparing capital asset management plans, a Residential Care Facility assessment project was completed in 2002/03 and an Acute Care Facility inventory and assessment project started in 2002/03.

The variance is primarily due to under spending on health authority restructuring capital projects.