New 40-Bed Satellite Site
15 Million for North Bay Regional Health Centre
Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing is pleased to announce that the Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people in North Bay to connect to healthcare by investing in a new 40-bed Alternate Hospital Facility, adding 16 new beds. The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) will open a newly-renovated facility located at 111 Cartier Street, at a cost of $9.8 million. The province will be investing $7.3 million to support this expansion.
In addition, the NBRHC will also be receiving $6.1 million in one-time funding. This funding assists with the Alternate Level of Care transition as well as the Alternate Hospital Facility transition. This investment will continue to improve access, expand capacity, and decrease wait times, better supporting the needs of families.
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“Our government has heard the call to invest in our healthcare system to support our ageing population, and today we are delivering millions here in Nipissing,” said MPP Vic Fedeli. “These additional beds will increase capacity and improve access to care, ensuring even more people in the North Bay region are provided with the right care, in the right place.”
NBRHC President and CEO Paul Heinrich says the new site and additional beds will improve access to care for patients, while also relieving some of the ongoing bed pressures facing the hospital. “Patient flow has a daily impact on patients seeking care, those waiting to be discharged, and our teams trying to provide the care patients need. Today’s announcement will help ensure timely access to appropriate care for patients awaiting long-term care placement.”
North Bay Regional Health Centre’s Cartier Site is an Alternate Hospital Facility (AHF) that provides people who no longer require hospital care with specialized services as they transition from a hospital to a long-term care home, retirement home or other post-acute services. This ensures more hospital beds are there for those who need it most, while decreasing wait times to ensure more people, no matter where they are in their care journey, are receiving the care they need.