Rae Announces Planning Grant for the Expansion and Modernization of the Listowel Memorial Hospital

[Listowel, ON] – Today, Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington announced, on behalf of the Minster of Health, Sylvia Jones, that the Government of Ontario is supporting critical upgrades and repairs to the Listowel Memorial Hospital.

“Listowel and North Perth have experienced significant population growth over the past few years, and our provincial government will be there to make the necessary investments to modernize and expand our local hospital,” said MPP Rae. “Together, we can continue to build a strong health care system, ensuring more services are offered close to home.”

The investment will support planning to upgrade aging infrastructure in the hospital’s inpatient and support service areas and support the expansion of Emergency and Ambulatory Care services. This expansion will ensure the hospital is better equipped to deliver high-quality care in the region by increasing patient capacity, enhancing emergency services and reducing wait times.

As a next step, the ministry is working with Listowel Memorial Hospital to complete early planning for this project. A project schedule will be developed once early planning is completed.

“Our government is making record investments to modernize and expand hospitals across the province to connect people of all ages to the care they need, no matter where they live,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Through the renovation and expansion of Listowel Memorial Hospital, our government is taking another step to better meet the needs of the community’s growing population, providing access to high quality care, close to home, for years to come.”

“We are deeply grateful for the generous funding to support planning to expand and modernize our hospital,” said Esther Millar, President and CEO for the Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance. “This crucial investment will enable us to provide high-quality, state-of- the- art care  to the growing population of North Perth and surrounding areas. Growth which has resulted in care needs that have far surpassed what our current facilities were designed for, making this expansion an essential first step towards meeting the healthcare needs of our community. It also represents a key milestone in helping Ontario build its capacity to meet healthcare needs into the future.” 

“As the North Perth community grows and changes, our hospital must keep pace,” said Stacey Ash, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Listowel and Wingham Hospitals Alliance. “This important investment announced today will set the foundation for the future of health care in our community.”

Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government is expanding and modernizing Ontario’s hospitals, making it faster and easier for people of all ages to connect to the high-quality care they need, where and when they need it.