On Thursday August 1, 2024, Government of Ontario made a big funding announcement that will have a HUGE impact on health care in the Region of Durham, to better meet the needs of residents for years to come.
To date, the Ontario government has provided more than $12 million in capital planning grants to support Lakeridge Health’s master redevelopment plan, as part of a larger overall investment to complete this multi-phase expansion.
This plan includes the expansion of Lakeridge Health’s services and hospital campuses, and will add a total of 300 new hospital beds and enhance services throughout the region, including:
- Redeveloping the Bowmanville Hospital to double the hospital’s capacity by adding 32 new beds and building new state-of-the-art facilities to expand inpatient and ambulatory care services and the emergency department.
- Building a new Whitby Hospital to improve access to fast and convenient care.
- A new post-acute care centre in Pickering to connect more patients and their families to rehabilitation and recovery supports.
- Creating space for acute care capacity at the Oshawa site by relocating some services to a new post-acute care centre in Pickering.
- Later phases of the redevelopment plan under consideration include expanding the Ajax Pickering Hospital to connect more people to clinical and support services.
The precise distribution of the 300 new beds across Lakeridge Health’s various sites will be determined as part of the ongoing planning process.
Click here to read Lakeridge Health’s full press release.
Be assured that these are exciting times for health care in the Region of Durham.
