Health Minister announces purchase of new airplanes at Sudbury's Ornge base
The Ontario Government announced yesterday it will be spending more than $100 million to expand the Ornge air ambulance fleet with the purchase of four new airplanes.
“Our government recognizes the important role Ornge plays in providing patients with timely access to care, no matter where they live in Ontario,” said Jones. “Investing in new, state-of-the-art planes is another way we are making it faster for Ontarians in rural and remote communities to connect to the care they need, when they need it, for years to come."
He explained that the job of Ornge is to provide essential transportation for people who are critically ill, to ensure they can be sent to the cities that have hospitals and care centres to provide the best possible medical treatment.
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