Wait lists for children’s surgeries have been an issue and Brockville General Hospital announced a newly launched regional pediatric surgical program, to bring care closer to home. The initiative is led by the Kids Come First Health Team and supported by historic funding from the Ontario Government, will bring the CHEO day surgery program to Brockville General and the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital.
Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, says “This program builds on our government’s historic investment of an additional $330 million each year into pediatric care that is improving capacity, while reducing wait lists so children and youth can connect to the care they need, close to home, for years to come.”
Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, says “By supporting innovation and partnership within the healthcare system, we’re helping local kids access care more quickly and providing it closer to where families live.”
The program will see procedures completed such as appendectomy, tonsillectomy, removing a hernia and orthopedic surgeries. The goal is to complete 300 procedures by 2025 and surgeries have already begun at each hospital.
(By: Tim Baltz)
