ON to Connect Every Person to Family Doctor, Primary Care Teams

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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 …

Ontario Expanding Surgical Centre in London

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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 …

ON 1st in Canada to Administer New Publicly Funded Prostate Cancer Care Treatment

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LONDON — The Ontario government is connecting more people to care by being the first Canadian jurisdiction to publicly fund and administer PLUVICTOTM a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer, which is now covered under the province’s publicly funded drug program. “Our government is giving people access to more treatment options by expanding public access to new medications and treatments,” said …

Expanding Access to Indigenous Primary Health Care in Kenora

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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 …

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 …

Connecting People to Dementia Care, Supports for Caregivers

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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 …