Ontario Investing an Additional $1.4 Million in Area Health Care

September 27, 2021

Modernizing Health Care Infrastructure to Support Safe and High-Quality Care for Patients

NIPISSING – Recognizing the ongoing need for Covid-19 support, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli is announcing an investment of $436,154 to support critical health care infrastructure upgrades, repairs, and maintenance in two area hospitals. It will ensure that patients can continue to access the care they need in safe, comfortable environments and that the local health care system is prepared to respond to any scenario as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve.

Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund investments include:

North Bay Regional Health Centre will receive $416,154
Mattawa General Hospital will receive $20,000
In addition, as part of the province’s fall preparedness plan, North Bay Regional Centre has also received $997,000 in funding for up to 5 additional transitional beds to help build additional capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Upgrading and maintaining hospitals is one more way our government is ensuring residents in Nipissing receive the exceptional care when they need it,” said Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing. “These crucial investments will help build the capacity needed to end hallway health care, while ensuring our hospitals have the tools they need to improve the quality of care for patients and continue responding to Covid-19.”

The government is providing $175 million to hospitals through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund and $7.6 million to community health service providers through the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund. Funding from the province allows its health care system partners to address urgent infrastructure renewal needs such as upgrades or replacements of roofs, windows, security systems, fire alarms and back-up generators. A total of $50 million from the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund will be used by hospitals for urgent projects, including those that support the health system response to COVID-19, such as upgrading HVAC systems to enhance patient and staff safety, and improving infection prevention and control measures.

The government continues to make record investments to support world-class hospitals across the province and ensure the health care system is prepared to respond to any scenario. In March 2021, the government committed up to $696.6 million in funding to help cover historic working funds deficits and strengthen the financial stability of hospitals across the province.

Through the 2021 Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy, the government is providing a total of $1.8 billion in additional investments to hospitals in 2021-22. This includes funding to create more than 3,100 additional hospital beds to increase capacity, as well as an increase of $778 million in operational funding to ensure all publicly funded hospitals will receive a minimum 1 per cent increase to help them keep pace with patient needs and to increase access to high-quality care for patients and families across Ontario.

QUICK FACTS

Community health facilities are publicly funded and provide a range of programs to patients across the province, including primary care, community mental health and addictions services, allied health care such as physical therapy and respiratory therapy, and programs and services delivered by a public health unit.
The government is providing $175 million to hospitals through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund and $7.6 million to community health service providers through the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund.
For 2021-22, Ontario has increased the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund by three per cent.
The government is investing more than $22 billion in capital grants over the next 10 years for health infrastructure projects across Ontario that will lead to $30 billion in health infrastructure.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Visit Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine web page to view the latest provincial data and information on COVID-19 vaccines.
Visit Ontario’s COVID-19 information website to learn more about how the province continues to protect the people of Ontario from the virus.

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