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 …
Breaks Ground on New Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital
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
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
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 …
Ontario Enhancing Protections In Fall Respiratory Illness Season
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 …
Ontario Exploring More Ways to Expand Role of Pharmacists
TORONTO — The Ontario government is looking at additional innovative and creative ways to make pharmacies a one-stop-shop for people to conveniently connect to care, close to home by further expanding the ability of pharmacists to provide care. Starting today, the government is consulting with its partners on further expanding the ability of pharmacists to provide care by treating additional …
Ontario Building New Hospital in Waterloo Region
WATERLOO — The University of Waterloo has been chosen as the site for the new state-of-the-art hospital being built for Waterloo Region in partnership with St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital. The Ontario government has invested $5 million to support the early planning and construction of the new hospital that will expand services and add more beds to connect …
Ontario Bolstering Nursing Workforce in Emergency Departments
ORILLIA — The Ontario government is continuing to build a stronger, more resilient health care workforce by investing $10 million to help more than 1,000 nurses upskill their training to provide emergency department care. This will help bolster, stabilize and maintain the nursing workforce in emergency departments across the province, especially in rural and remote hospitals, to connect more people to …
Ontario Expanding Access to Cardiac Care in Windsor
WINDSOR — The Ontario government is investing up to $31 million to support the renovation and expansion of Windsor Regional Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, connecting more people in Southwestern Ontario to life-saving cardiac care, closer to home. Through this investment, over 17,000 square feet of space will be renovated into a new and modernized catheterization lab suite. The larger space and 24-hour service will allow Windsor …
Connecting More People to Mental Health Care in York Region
NEWMARKET — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people in York Region to connect to high-quality, comprehensive mental health and addictions services close to home by building a new mental health hub in Newmarket. The province will continue to support the project’s design and construction, building on the previous investment of $200,000 to support the early …