Guelph – The Guelph General Hospital (GGH) and the Ontario government announced approval for the redevelopment of emergency services space at the hospital. BDA Inc., a well-respected construction company with a history of successful hospital projects, will spend the next 16 months renovating areas on the first and third floors to create a dedicated area for Emergency Mental Health and …
TORONTO — The Ontario government is honouring paramedics from across the province with the Ontario Medal for Paramedic Bravery. The medal is given to paramedics who have demonstrated great courage, risking their lives to save the lives of others. Michael Tulloch, in his capacity as the Administrator of the Government of Ontario, and Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of …
TORONTO —The Ontario government has re-introduced the More Convenient Care Act to continue to deliver on the province’s plan to protect health care and provide more people with the right publicly funded care, in the right place by building healthier communities and bolstering the province’s health care workforce for years to come. “With the More Convenient Care Act, our government is continuing to …
BARRY’S BAY — Construction is underway to expand St. Francis Memorial Hospital’s (SFMH) emergency department and renovate the ambulatory care clinic, making it faster and easier for more people in Renfrew County and surrounding areas to connect to emergency and ambulatory care closer to home. “Our government is protecting Ontario’s health care system and ensuring that more people in Renfrew …
TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $1.8 billion to connect two million more people to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team within four years, which will achieve the government’s goal of connecting everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care team. This investment includes $1.4 billion in new funding, alongside more than $400 million in …
KENORA — The Ontario government is investing over $28 million to support the construction of the new Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig Aboriginal Health Access Centre (WNHAC) in downtown Kenora, connecting more Indigenous people and families to community-led primary care services, closer to home. “Our government is making historic investments to ensure people of all ages can access the care they need, when they …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
