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
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 …
ON Connecting People in North to Health Care Services
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 …
Ontario Building First Hospice in Mississauga
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 Connecting More People in Burlington to Mental Health Care
BURLINGTON — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people in the Burlington region to connect to high quality, comprehensive mental health and addiction support services closer to home by building a new mental health unit at the Joseph Brant Hospital. “This new mental health unit will complement the incredible work Joseph Brant’s hardworking doctors, nurses and …
Ontario Continuing to Support, Grow Nursing Workforce
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, …
New Diagnostic Imaging Departments in Orangeville is coming
ORANGEVILLE — The Ontario government is connecting people in Orangeville to better, more convenient emergency and diagnostic care by renovating and expanding the emergency and diagnostic imaging departments at Headwaters Health Care Centre to connect more people to the world class care they need, where and when they need it. “Our government is addressing demand for emergency and diagnostic care in …
Ontario Building New Emergency Department in Kawartha Lakes
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, …
Building New Special Care Nursery at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
HAMILTON — The Ontario government is connecting more newborns and their families in the Hamilton area to better, more convenient specialized neonatal intensive care and birthing support through the redevelopment of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Special Care Nursery. “Our government is making historic investments in Ontario’s hospitals to ensure families can access the critical care they need, right in their …
Ontario Expanding MRI Services in Kenora
KENORA — The Ontario government is improving access to diagnostic imaging services and reducing wait times in Kenora by investing up to $7.6 million to build a state-of-the art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) suite at Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH) to support the first-ever MRI machine in Kenora. “Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is making record investments …