LHIN announces $8 million dollars in upgrades for area hospitals

North East Local Health Integration Network
News Release

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The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is investing more than $8 million dollars in upgrades to local hospitals to ensure they offer high quality care to local residents. Infrastructure upgrade funding is being provided to all Northeastern Ontario hospitals, including:

• Mattawa General Hospital Inc. $203,000
• North Bay Regional Health Centre $386,750
• West Nipissing General Hospital $203,000
• Blind River District Health Centre $203,000
• Lady Dunn Health Centre $211,750
• Sault Area Hospital $988,325
• Anson General Hospital $211,750
• Bingham Memorial Hospital $211,750
• Chapleau Health Services $211,750
• Englehart and District Hospital $211,750
• Hôpital Notre-Dame Hospital $586,750
• Hornepayne Community Hospital $211,750
• Kirkland and District Hospital $211,750
• Lady Minto Hospital $211,750
• Sensenbrenner Hospital $211,750
• Smooth Rock Falls Hospital $211,750
• Temiskaming Hospital $211,750
• Timmins & District Hospital $211,750
• Espanola General Hospital $203,000
• Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital $367,500
• Manitoulin Health Center $406,000
• St. Joseph’s General Hospital $203,000
• St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre of Sudbury $183,750
• West Parry Sound Health Centre $203,000
• Weeneebayko Area Health Authority $1,400,000

Hospitals will use these funds for structural upgrades, as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems improvements, alongside other updates. The upgrades will ensure that hospitals comply with health and safety standards, and offer an efficient and safe environment to provide patients the best possible care.
QUOTES
“Keeping our 25 hospitals healthy includes infrastructure investments from replacing elevators and generators, to upgrading nursing call systems and ventilation systems. This funding will help keep our hospitals in good working condition.” Louise Paquette, CEO NE LHIN

“Our government wants to ensure that Ontario hospitals are providing care that emphasizes the highest standard of care and safety. By implementing a regular Investment strategy in hospital infrastructure throughout the Timiskaming Cochrane District, Northern hospitals are committed to providing quality services for all patients.” David Ramsay, MPP Timiskaming-Cochrane

“Investment in health care is one of the cornerstones of our government. We continue to invest in our hospitals because we want to ensure that patients in Nipissing are receiving care under the best and safest conditions." Monique Smith, MPP Nipissing.

“This investment in our hospitals will help to ensure our citizens continue to receive quality health care in a modern environment. Safe and reliable hospitals are crucial and ultimately support our health care professionals in the delivery of quality care to their patients.” Rick Bartolucci, MPP Sudbury

QUICK FACTS
The upgrade funding is provided through the government’s Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund, which allows hospitals to decide where to invest the money and lets them proceed quickly with projects.

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