The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) received an additional $7.7 million in 2016 to address acute care needs at northeastern Ontario hospitals.
Twenty-five hospitals in the region have benefited from the extra funding, including Health Sciences North, which received the largest share with just over $1 million.
Health Sciences North spokesperson Dan Lessard said the hospital received the funding earlier in the year to top up its base funding and keep up with inflation.
“As a LHIN we work closely with our hospitals to ensure quality acute care services are available for northerners when they need them,” said North East LHIN CEO Louise Paquette in a press release. “We know how hard their staff and leadership work to provide patient-centred care while keeping in mind their financial sustainability. This special funding will support our hospitals in meeting the health care needs of Northerners.”
The following hospitals received additional acute care funding from the North East LHIN this year:
Algoma Sub-Region
- Hornepayne Community Hospital ($45,300)
- Lady Dunn Health Centre ($77,400)
- North Shore Health Network/Reseau santé du nord ($131,200)
- Sault Area Hospital ($534,800)
Cochrane Sub-Region
- Anson General Hospital ($89,100)
- Bingham Memorial Hospital ($65,400)
- Hôpital Notre Dame Hospital ($146,800)
- Lady Minto Hospital ($111,700)
- Sensenbrenner Hospital ($171,800)
- Services de Santé de Chapleau Health Services ($534,600)
- Smooth Rock Falls Hospital ($565,300)
- Timmins and District General Hospital ($976,300)
James Bay Coast Sub-Region
- Weeneebayko Area Health Authority ($253,700)
Nipissing-Temiskaming Sub-Region
- Englehart and District Hospital($ 61,300)
- Kirkland and District Hospital ($215,100)
- Mattawa General Hospital ($68,500)
- North Bay Regional Health Centre ($1,001,000)
- Temiskaming Hospital ($293,000)
- West Nipissing General Hospital ($161,600)
Sudbury/Manitoulin/Parry Sound Sub-Region
- Espanola General Hospital ($118,900)
- Health Sciences North ($1,097,800)
- Manitoulin Health Centre ($150,900)
- St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre of Sudbury ($37,500)
- St. Joseph's General Hospital ($296,500)
- West Parry Sound Health Centre ($508,800)
