Upgrading Brantford General Hospital to offer quality healthcare

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BRANTFORD — The Ontario government is investing nearly $16 million to complete critical upgrades and repairs at Brantford General Hospital, creating a safer, more comfortable space for people and their families to connect to care and services, close to home. “Our government continues to make record investments in Ontario’s hospitals to ensure people across the province can access world-class care where and …

Connecting People in Barrie to Mobile Mental Health Services

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BARRIE — The Ontario government is investing up to $2.7 million over three years to launch a new mobile crisis response team in Barrie to make it easier and more convenient for people experiencing homelessness or mental health and addictions crisis to get the support they need. This is one of three innovative pilot programs the government is launching that use health-led …

Connecting People in Thunder Bay to Addictions Support

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Thunder Bay — The Ontario government is investing over $2.9 million in 15 safe sobering beds in Thunder Bay, making it easier for people under the influence of substances to access a safe place to sleep and get the care they need. This funding will be provided to St. Joseph’s Care Group to provide people with culturally appropriate and trauma informed addictions …

Increasing Access to Primary Care in Ontario

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TORONTO — Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, issued the following statement regarding the first year of the new physician’s services agreement (PSA): “We have received Arbitrator Kaplan’s decision regarding the first year of a new four-year physician services agreement with the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). This agreement builds on the $17.5 billion the province currently spends to …

Ontario Connecting People to Faster Emergency Care

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HASTINGS — The Ontario government is investing over $910 million to increase the availability of ambulances across the province and connect people and families to emergency care faster and closer to home. “When someone experiences an emergency, it is vital that they receive the care they need as quickly as possible,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “By strengthening …

Cellphones, vaping to be banned in Ontario classrooms

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CALEDON — The Ontario government is investing $47.5 million to support safe and healthy learning, along with implementing the most comprehensive plan in Canada to restrict student use of cellphones and ban vaping in schools. By removing distractions, students can focus their attention on academic achievement, which will include modernized courses in business and career studies, and technological education. “With …

Reducing Wait Times for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Procedures

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TORONTO — As part of the Your Health plan, the Ontario government is taking the next step to make it easier and faster for people to connect to publicly-funded surgeries and procedures by adding approximately 60,000 gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy procedures at community surgical and diagnostic centres across the province each year. “When it comes to wait times for surgeries and procedures, the status …

Breaks Ground on New Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital

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PICTON — Construction is underway to build the new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital in Picton. The new health care facility will include improved equipment and facilities such as a 24-hour emergency department, connecting more people in Bay of Quinte to the care they need, close to home. “Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is making historic investments …

Building More Connected Health Care System for Durham

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OSHAWA — The Ontario government is building and expanding health care infrastructure across Durham Region to better meet the needs of residents for decades to come. The multi-phase redevelopment will build a more connected system of care across the region and includes projects to expand Lakeridge Health’s hospital campuses in Bowmanville, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering. “Our government is investing to …

Mount Sinai Hospital Renovation Completes

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TORONTO — The Ontario government is celebrating the completion of Mount Sinai Hospital’s redevelopment project that will ensure people can access the care they need, when they need it, for years to come. The province invested $383 million to support the project, which is the largest redevelopment in Mount Sinai Hospital’s history. “Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government …