Cornwall Community Hospital Receives $4 Million In New Funding
January 9, 2025Cornwall Ontario – The Ontario government is investing $4,446,674 in the Cornwall Community Hospital to improve healthcare access in eastern Ontario. This additional funding will allow the hospital to sustain service levels and manage inflationary pressures, while supporting and retaining healthcare workers.
“With record investments, our government is ensuring Ontario residents have access to excellent care,” said Nolan Quinn, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. “This additional funding will enable the Cornwall Community Hospital to continue providing critical healthcare to the people of Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry now and into the future.”
The Cornwall Community Hospital is located in the centre of the City and modern health care services to the residents of Cornwall and surrounding area.
“This additional funding ensures Cornwall Community Hospital can continue providing the exceptional care our community relies on while enhancing our capacity to address evolving needs,” said Jeanette Despatie, President and CEO, Cornwall Community Hospital. “We are grateful to the Ontario government for this support, which allows us to sustain essential services, navigate economic pressures, and retain our dedicated healthcare workers.”
Hospitals are important pillars of delivering connected and convenient care in communities throughout Ontario. This funding will support the unique healthcare needs of Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, including the long-term sustainability of the local healthcare workforce.
“Our government recognizes the critical role local hospitals, including the Cornwall Community Hospital, play in providing people to access to connected, high quality care,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Through this investment, our government is building on our historic support of hospital partners to ensure they have the tools they need to provide families with the care they need, whenever they need it.”
As an addition to the Cornwall Community Hospital’s base funding, this investment will support both immediate needs and long-term improvements so that the Cornwall Community Hospital can keep delivering tremendous care in Eastern Ontario.
“Investing in healthcare is an investment in the health and future of our community. This funding helps us tackle current pressures while positioning Cornwall Community Hospital to continue delivering exceptional care,” said Alice Wilson-Haramis, Board Chair, Cornwall Community Hospital. “It also demonstrates the province’s commitment to ensuring high-quality healthcare remains accessible, close to home.”
About the Cornwall Community Hospital
The Cornwall Community Hospital has historical roots that reach back beyond Confederation to 1897. Cornwall Community Hospital was incorporated in 2004 with the amalgamation of the Cornwall General Hospital and the Hotel Dieu Hospital, both with over 100 years of health care service to Cornwall and surrounding area. With the completion of a major redevelopment project in 2014, and the construction of the Addiction and Mental Health Centre two years later, the hospital consolidated all acute care and community based services on the McConnell avenue site.