EVES GOVERNMENT INVESTS IN PATIENT CARE

BROCKVILLE – Leeds-Grenville MPP Bob Runciman today announced $93,300 in operating funding to expand services for patients at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital.

“Every day we see the successes in our health care system reflected in the dedication of the highly professional medical staff who work in our world class hospitals such as the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in Brockville,” Eves said. “While our government recognizes the importance of these medical professionals, the federal government continues to ignore their obligation to provide adequate funding to the system.”

For the thousands of patients helped by the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital this means improved inpatient rehabilitation services.

The Eves government is spending a record $9.7 billion on hospitals - up from $7.2 billion in 1995. Today’s announcement will result in more medical and surgical care for approximately 6,000 Ontarians, including rehabilitation and complex continuing care. Emergency departments will be expanded to care for thousands of more patients and some 15,000 more patients will benefit from ambulatory care procedures, such as day surgery, dialysis, MRIs and CT scans.

More health care funding announcements are expected within the next few weeks, said Runciman.

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