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 …
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 …
TORONTO — The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, will better connect seniors and their caregivers to complex care supports, including enhanced dementia supports, as well as increasing access to community and social programs that help seniors stay fit, active and healthy in their communities. “Our government is putting forward bold, innovative changes to ensure Ontario’s seniors receive the best …
TORONTO – Ontario government’s expansion to the Northern Health Travel Grant is now in effect. Over the next three years, the province is investing $45 million to expand the Northern Health Travel Grant program to help people in Northern Ontario connect to the specialized care and services they need. This will reduce expenses while making it easier for Northern families …
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 …
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 …
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, …
