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 …
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 …
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 …
TORONTO — The Ontario government is reminding everyone to stay safe this respiratory illness season and prevent unnecessary visits to the hospital by staying up to date on vaccinations. To protect against serious illness throughout the upcoming respiratory illness season, it is recommended everyone get their flu and COVID-19 shots as soon as they become available to them. “As we …
HAMILTON — Construction is underway to build a new Reactivation Care Centre in Hamilton. The new facility, in partnership with St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS), will provide people who no longer require hospital care with restorative and specialty care, ensuring they are receiving the right care, in the right place. “Our government is making historic …
New Youth Wellness Hub will provide support closer to home WOODSTOCK — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use services by launching a new Youth Wellness Hub to serve Oxford County. This is one of 10 new hubs the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs bringing the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
TORONTO — The Ontario government is expanding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) program to connect more infants, high-risk children and pregnant women to RSV vaccines that can help protect themselves and their loved ones during the fall respiratory illness season. “Our government is taking steps to ensure Ontarians of all ages have the tools they need to be prepared and …
