Ontario Premier Doug Ford was in Northumberland County on Wednesday announcing plans for the new hospital in Campbellford.
Under the recent provincial budget, the government committed to a new “Campus of Care” along with $2.5 million in a planning grant for the new 48-acre site.
Audio Player“A medical building with offices and health services and 50 affordable, barrier-free housing units, built for the people who need them most. We’re also investing in the Trent Hills Family Health Team, so the team can offer longer hours, more staff members, and more services to Campbellford region.”
Jeff Hohenkerk is the president and CEO of Campbellford Memorial Hospital and says Wednesday’s announcement is more than just a celebration for a new building. He says it is also an economic driver.
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” The current hospital has served us well for 71 years, but it’s time to imagine what care could and should look like for the next generation. A new hospital’s not just a new building, it’s a health system reset.”
MPP David Piccini says 80 years ago, Trent Hills began the plan for a hospital.
Audio Player“In the wake of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, this community said we’re going to come together and we’re going to start a hospital. It was a two-bed. Eighty years later to the very day, we committed in budget 2025, to build a brand new hospital here that’s going to serve this community for the next 80 years.”
“This announcement marks a historic step towards the future of health care in Trent Hills and all the surrounding communities we serve. The planning grant will allow us to take the next major step in bringing a new, modern facility to life — one that meets the growing and changing needs of our area,“ Carrie Hayward, Board Chair, Campbellford Memorial Hospital
Details on our announcement on the long weekend about the Campus of Care can be found by CLICKING HERE.
Once opened, the new hospital would include:
- Expanded access to core programs and services, including a modernized emergency department and new inpatient medical wing
- Increased inpatient capacity to meet the community’s future needs and allow more people to connect to care sooner
- Enhanced infection prevention and control measures to ensure the health and safety of all patients
- A new health care campus with a range of community support services to match the needs of Northumberland’s growing and aging population.
The full announcement from Wednesday morning can be heard below:
Audio PlayerSpeakers order:
- Campbellford Memorial Hospital Board Chair Carrie Hayward
- Campbellford Memorial Hospital CEO Jeff Hohenkerk
- Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation Board Chair Martha Hunt
- Trent Hills Mayor Bob Crate
- Northumberland Peterborough South MPP David Piccini
- Premier Doug Ford
