Ford announces $21 million more to upgrade Brampton, Ont. hospitals
Ford says $18 million of the new funding will go towards making the emergency room at the Peel Memorial hospital a 24-hour urgent care centre and $3 million will be invested to enhance the cancer care centre at the Brampton Civic Hospital.
He says his government plan will eventually provide 250 new hospital beds in the city northwest of Toronto. Health Minister Christine Elliott and Brampton South MPP Prabmeet Sarkaria joined Ford to announce the funding at the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness.The William Osler Health System, of which Peel Memorial and Brampton Civic are a part, declared a “Code Orange” in early January when the Omicron variant of COVID-19 ripped through Ontario, as demand for service outpaced what the city could offer.
They include $17.1 million to Toronto's University Health Network, $3 million to North York General Hospital, and $1.2 million in funding for mental health services in Espanola, Ont., and the surrounding area -- all in the last two weeks.
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