Hospitals across Perth Wellington are set to receive over $3.4 million in new funding from Ontario.
Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece announced the funding on Tuesday and calls it an “investment in the dedicated health care professionals working so hard in every corner of our riding.”
On March 25th, the provincial government released Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 which included $935 million more in new investments for Ontario hospitals this year, including $594 million to help hospitals meet current and future demands.
Funding announced by the Ontario government:
| Hospital | New funding for 2020-21 | Increase |
| Stratford General Hospital | 2,603,300 | 3.5% |
| Listowel Memorial Hospital | 306,400 | 1.9% |
| St. Marys Memorial Hospital | 163,400 | 3.5% |
| North Wellington Health Care Corporation | 343,400 | 2.0% |
| Total new funding for Perth-Wellington | 3,416,500 |
