Chatham-Kent’s hospital will receive a significant funding boost from the Ontario government in an effort to reduce wait times and increase access to care.
The province is investing $5.7 million in three southwestern hospital networks, including the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA).
“Chatham-Kent Health Alliance welcomes this latest funding announcement, providing for the sustainability of core services at the hospital’s Chatham and Wallaceburg sites,” said Lori Marshall, president and CEO of CKHA, in a news release. “This support ensures we can continue the delivery of safe, high-quality core services for patients and their families.”
CKHA will receive the lion’s share of the funding at $4,180,300, which will be used for a variety of hospital services including emergency department services, trauma, pediatrics, medicine, obstetrics, cancer care, and hospital-based mental health services.
Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital and Four Counties Health Services will also receive funding as part of the investment.
“Community hospitals are the bedrock of southwestern Ontario,” said Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton. “From emergency rooms to surgeries and mental health support, this investment will ensure families have access to fast and reliable healthcare, where and when they need it.”
The investment is part of the province’s plan to ensure all public hospitals across Ontario receive a minimum two per cent funding increase this year.
