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NEW TECUMSETH<\/span><\/strong> — The Ontario government has officially broken ground on the redevelopment of the Stevenson Memorial Hospital, supported by the government’s investment of $174 million, marking a major milestone in the project and helping to deliver on the province’s goal to connect every family in New Tecumseth and the surrounding communities to convenient, high-quality care close to home. The project is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario’s health-care system by investing nearly $60 billion in more than 50 major hospital projects across the province over the next 10 years. <\/span><\/p>

“With more inpatient beds, expanded diagnostic and surgical services and an emergency department triple the size of the current one, the new Stevenson Memorial Hospital will connect more patients and families across Simcoe to convenient, world-class health care,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Our government will continue to deliver on our historic hospital and primary care expansions, so families have reliable access to quality health-care services, no matter where they live.”<\/p>

The redevelopment of Stevenson Memorial Hospital will be completed by 2028 and include new and expanded acute care areas, the construction of a new, three-storey building that will more than double the size of the hospital, to approximately 147,100 square feet, as well as an increase in inpatient bed capacity by 20 per cent, providing more access to care to the community.<\/p>

“With this investment, our government is protecting Ontario’s health-care system and ensuring that more people in New Tecumseth and across Simcoe County can connect to convenient care, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This investment is another example of how we are investing in the health-care needs of communities, to deliver the highest standard of care for generations to come.”<\/p>

Once the hospital’s redevelopment is completed, the expansion will provide patients and families with:<\/p>