COLLINGWOOD — The Ontario government is investing up to $95.5 million to build a new Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, connecting more people and families in Collingwood and South Georgian Bay communities to more convenient, high-quality care, close to home.
“Our government is making historic investments in Ontario’s hospitals to ensure people of all ages can access the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Our investment to help build a new and improved Collingwood General and Marine Hospital will allow people and families in Collingwood and across South Georgian Bay to have better access to high-quality care in the community, for generations to come.”
This new funding is in addition to the over $15.5 million investment previously provided by the Ontario government to support the early planning for the redevelopment of Collingwood General and Marine Hospital. Detailed planning for a brand-new replacement hospital on a new site will create a larger, state-of-the-art space to expand services and ensure the hospital can continue to meet the needs of the rapidly growing community into the future.
“Delivering world-class health care to all Ontarians across our great Province is a top priority for our government,” said Simcoe—Grey MPP Brian Saunderson. “This historic investment in the community of Collingwood and South Georgian Bay will make a much-needed state-of-the-art hospital a reality that will transform health care for generations of families from the birth of a child to palliative care and everything in between.”
Once opened, this new hospital will include:
- Increased capacity, including up to 132 new beds with 98 total inpatient beds and an additional 34 beds to meet the community’s future needs
- Enhanced infection prevention and control measures to ensure the health and safety of all patients
- Expanded access to key services, including intensive care, emergency, diagnostic imaging and operating suites
The ministry will work with Collingwood General and Marine Hospital to complete detailed planning and design for this project. A construction schedule will be confirmed once future planning is complete and the project is tendered and awarded.
Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government is expanding and modernizing Ontario’s hospitals, making it easier and faster for people of all ages to connect to the care they need, closer to home.