Ontario Connecting Northern, Rural Communities to Critical Care

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Expanded Ornge Air Ambulance fleet and new hangar will better connect patients in rural and remote communities to urgent care SIMCOE COUNTY— The Ontario government is investing $93 million to expand Ornge Air Ambulance’s fleet by adding two larger, high speed fixed wing aircraft, constructing a new hangar in Simcoe County, and improving pre-hospital care. This investment will ensure Ornge …

Ontario Expanding Access to Cancer Care in Thunder Bay

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THUNDER BAY— The Ontario government has invested up to $9.3 million to support the expansion of Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre’s cancer care services, connecting more people in Northwestern Ontario to life-saving radiation therapy, closer to home. Through this investment, approximately 3,100 sq ft of hospital space has been renovated to house a new Positron Emission Tomography-Computerized Tomograph (PET-CT) scanner used in diagnostics, …

Ontario Building New Hospital in Collingwood

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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 …

Ontario Expanding Access to Hospital Care in Hamilton

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HAMILTON — The Ontario government is connecting people in the Hamilton area to better, more modern specialized adult health care services by investing $10 million to support the redevelopment of Hamilton Health Sciences’ Juravinski Hospital. “Our government is making historic investments in Ontario’s health care system to expand access to care and make it faster and easier for people to connect to …

ON Adding 100 New Family Doctors in Rural and Northern Communities

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PALMERSTON — The Ontario government is continuing to create new pathways to connect more people to primary care in the province by breaking down barriers for 100 internationally trained family physicians to practice medicine in a rural or northern community in 2025. Through the Practice Ready Ontario program, foreign-trained doctors can become licensed more quickly and connect an additional 120,000 people …

Expanding Role of Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses

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TORONTO — The Ontario government is making it easier and more convenient for people to connect to the care they need. Upcoming regulation changes will expand the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and registered nurses to order more tests and provide additional services in a variety of settings including hospitals, interprofessional primary care teams and long-term care homes. “Ontario is …

Ontario Building First Hospice in Mississauga

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MISSISSAUGA — The Ontario government is investing up to $2.5 million to support the construction of Hospice Mississauga’s new 12-bed hospice centre which will help patients and their loved ones connect to comfortable and dignified end-of-life care, close to home. “These new hospice beds will provide patients and their families care and comfort at an incredibly difficult time,” said Premier Doug …

Ontario Continuing to Support, Grow Nursing Workforce

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TORONTO — The Ontario government is bringing more nurses into the health care system by investing more than $500 million to educate new nurses and increasing opportunities for current nurses to access specialized training to upskill while on the job. The province is also working with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) to reduce barriers for internationally educated nurses, …

Ontario Expanding Mental Health Supports for Public Safety Personnel

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TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing more than $32 million to ensure first responders and public safety personnel have access to mental health supports. The new Mental Health Supports for Public Safety Personnel program (MHS4PSP) will provide specialized services for police officers, firefighters, correctional workers, paramedics and others who support Ontario’s public safety system. “First responders and public safety …

Ontario Building New Emergency Department in Kawartha Lakes

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KAWARTHA LAKES — The Ontario government is connecting people in Kawartha Lakes to better, more convenient emergency care by renovating and expanding the emergency department at Ross Memorial Hospital to connect more people to world-class emergency care. “Our government is addressing demand for emergency care in the Kawartha Lakes region to connect more Ontarians to timely and convenient health care options, …