A grassroots group in central Alberta is aiming to fundraise hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace old, outdated acute care beds at the local health centre.

Residents in Innisfail, about 30 kilometres south of Red Deer, started a fundraising committee about a year ago, aiming to replace 28 beds at the Innisfail Health Centre.

The beds aren’t cheap — each one costs between $12,000 and $18,000 each.

But committee member Leslie-Ann Epp said something had to be done.

“There's just not the funding to replace all 28 beds and it really is necessary,” said Epp.

“One of the nurses had actually said to me at one point she'd rather go back to the old crank beds than try to deal with these beds that were not functioning well.”

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