WELLINGTON COUNTY – Hospitals in Wellington County will receive a share of just under $70,000 from a $4.6 million allotment for area hospitals from the province’s Surgical Recovery Fund.
Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae announced Dec. 12 that hospitals in and servicing the riding will receive $4,595,967 million through the fund, designed to help hospitals open operating rooms on evenings or weekends to reduce the surgical backlog and surgical wait times.
Funding was provided through two application-based funding streams, the first being the Surgical and DI Innovation and Efficiency Program.
This funding supports innovative solutions, tailored to local need, to boost surgical capacity, the release states.
The second stream is the Surgical Pathway Training Program, which aims to grow the healthcare workforce by adding and upskilling surgical health professionals.
This includes those involved in surgeries every step of the way, from diagnosis, the procedure itself, and the recovery process.
The bulk of the funding will go to Guelph General hospital, which will receive $4,359,633 from the Surgical and DI Innovation Efficiency Program and $81,394 from the Surgical Pathway Training program.
Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Centre Wellington will receive $55,800 and North Wellington Health Care, which operates hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest, will receive $13,176, both from the Surgical Pathway Training Program.
