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West Nipissing General Hospital to see a boost from funding

A couple of local hospitals are benefitting from new funding from the province.

West Nipissing General Hospital is set to receive $156,000.

“Our government is supporting area hospitals by ensuring they have the resources they need to meet the growing needs of our community,” said Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli. “This new investment is another example of how Ontario is supporting high-quality and timely access to health care while delivering on our commitment to end hallway health care.”

The funding is part of the Ontario government’s mandate to eliminate hallway health care. Across the province, the government is investing an additional $68 million to small and medium-sized hospitals. The new investment is on top of the $384 million the province’s hospitals received as part of the 2019 budget.

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The investment will:

  • Help ensure that families continue to have access to high-quality care
  • Help put an end to hallway health care
  • Address sector challenges and previous funding model inequities
  • Promote the sustainability of hospital operations
  • Protect existing core services in communities across the province

This funding, according to the government, includes a province-wide increase in funding of one percent for 66 small-sized hospitals, 1.5 percent for 23 medium-sized and multi-site hospitals and targeted funding to assist with unique situations and historical funding challenges.

“Ontario has a comprehensive plan to end hallway health care,” said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Working with our hospital partners, we are fixing long-standing issues with how hospitals are funded that disadvantaged small- and medium-sized hospitals.

“We have listened to patients, frontline staff and key stakeholders to determine how we can fix historical inequities to provide financial stability and relief to hospitals, regardless of their size.”

Another local hospital, Mattawa General Hospital, will see $66,000.

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