Huron Perth and Area Ontario Health Team are getting a $4.324 million financial boost.
Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington and Lisa Thompson, MPP of Huron-Bruce, announced the funding on Friday through the Primary Care Action Plan.
The province says it will help connect an additional 10,157 patients to a primary care team.
Money will be dispersed through family health teams throughout the region, including Stratford and Listowel.
“This investment will help more people in Listowel and across Huron and Perth connect to a primary care provider close to home,” said Rae. “It’s about improving access to care and making sure we continue to invest in our rural health care system.”
The province said family health teams receiving funding will recruit healthcare professionals to attach more patients, adding that those without a family doctor or seeking to obtain one closer to home can add their name to the Healthcare Connect list, the primary method to attach patients to a new primary care provider.
Robin Spence Haffner, Executive Director of the Listowel-Wingham and Area Family Health Team, said funds recognize the commitment of family physicians, nurse practitioners, and care teams in ensuring every resident who needs a family doctor or nurse practitioner can have one, close to home.
Spence Haffner added that expanding teams allows them to care for more people, reduce barriers, and ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, from the right provider.
The investment builds on the $822,604 investment made in 2024 to help connect an additional 2,000 residents in Huron and Perth Counties to a primary care provider.
