The Ontario government says it is giving $5 million to Kitchener’s two hospitals, Grand River and St. Mary’s General, to develop a plan for the future.
The province says the money is to be used to redevelop the hospitals in the hopes of adding more hospital beds and expanding acute care programs.
“This investment will connect health care in the region and ensure the hospitals will be able to meet the growing health care needs of families in the community,” Health Minister Christine Elliott stated.
Get breaking National news
A release from the hospitals says they are overcrowded and they are hoping that the plan to evaluate future needs will help to prevent things from getting worse going forward as the region is one of the fast-growing areas of the province.
The province says that among the options under consideration would be building a new hospital as well as renovations or expansion to the existing ones.
- Port of Halifax grain elevator to keep running until at least the end of 2028
- Ontario bars given extended opening hours for duration of FIFA World Cup
- Carney says not to ‘overplay the importance’ of paused U.S. military board
- Quebecers love cheese, salt, new study aimed at encouraging healthy eating says
-
![]()
Defence spending ‘not only tanks and guns,’ NATO-allied bank to secure Canada: Expert -
![]()
Mushrooms Making Music: Inside Arcadia Earth’s Wild New Exhibit -
![]()
Canada’s Snowbirds grounded until early 2030s as feds identify replacement aircraft -
![]()
Carney breaks ground on Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie Mine in Québec
Read more: Ontario colleges expected to offer new 3-year, 4-year degree programs this fall, province says
The hospitals say they will be launching a website in the coming days to share information about the planning process as well as to get input from area residents.
The province has also earmarked another $1 million to Grand River Hospital to evaluate intraoperative surgical technology as used in hip replacement surgery.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.