MPP Lou Rinaldi announces $4,100,000 in new funding for NHH
MPP Lou Rinaldi was at NHH May 3rd to announce $4,100,000 in new funding to help support better access to care, reduce wait times, address capacity issues and better meet the needs of the changing population in Northumberland.
Stronger Hospitals, Better Care for Northumberland
Major Funding Boost Will Reduce Wait Times, Address Capacity Issues and Provide Better Care Closer to Home
Ontario is investing an additional $4,100,000 in Northumberland Hills Hospital. This is part of the province’s commitment to invest an additional $822 million investment in Ontario hospitals in 2018– 19. MPP Lou Rinaldi was at Northumberland Hills Hospital to explain how this major increase in hospital funding will provide better access to care, reduce wait times, address capacity issues and better meet the needs of the changing population in Northumberland.
This overall increase of $822,000,000 across the province is on top of the funding provided last year — allowing hospitals to invest with more precision in the care and supports that address the specific needs of their patients and community.
Patients and families across Ontario will also directly benefit from this increased funding with the expansion of essential services to reduce wait times and priority procedures such as cardiac care, critical care, chemotherapy, treatment for strokes, hip and knee replacements, and medical imaging.
Increasing funding to hospitals and access to high-quality health care across the province is part of the government's plan to support care, create opportunity and make life more affordable during this period of rapid economic change. The plan includes a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, easier access to affordable child care, and free prescription drugs for everyone under 25, and 65 or over, through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation.