LONDON — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people in London and the surrounding area to connect to the surgeries and procedures they need by supporting the expansion of the Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC).
“Our government continues to lead the country with the shortest surgical wait times of any province to ensure people have fast, convenient access to surgical procedures in their community,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This expansion of the Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre at London Health Sciences Centre will reduce surgical wait times and connect even more people in the London area to the surgeries and procedures they need in a timely manner, for years to come.”
Through this investment, the Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre will be renovated and expanded to build four new operating rooms, bringing the total number to six, and create additional support spaces for patient preparation and recovery before and after surgery. This expansion will free up surgical capacity at London Health Sciences Centre for more intensive, higher-risk surgeries and reduce wait times for less complex and lower risk procedures, allowing people to receive the surgical care they need sooner.
As a next step, the ministry is working with London Health Sciences Centre to complete early planning and design for this project. Once future planning is complete and the project is tendered and awarded, a construction schedule will be confirmed.
Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government is expanding and modernizing Ontario’s hospitals, making it faster and easier for people of all ages to connect to the high-quality care they need, where and when they need it.