Ontario Investing $1,004,878 in Collingwood General & Marine Hospital
December 16, 2025
Nearly $257 million invested to support critical infrastructure upgrades at hospitals and community health-care facilities across the province
December 16, 2025 – For Immediate Release
Collingwood, ON – The Ontario government is continuing to protect local health care by investing $1,004,878 in Health Infrastructure Renewal funding (HIRF) to upgrade infrastructure at the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital. This is part of a broader $257 million investment to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs at 126 hospitals and 66 community health-care facilities across the province.
Funding is being delivered through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) and the Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund (CIRF), helping ensure Ontarians can continue to access the care they need in safe, modern environments
“Modern, reliable facilities are essential for our health-care teams to do their best work,” said Brian Saunderson, MPP for Simcoe-Grey. “This investment will help the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital continue to provide excellent and effective care for patients today, while we continue planning and working toward a new hospital for our community.”
The HIRF and CIRF programs enable health-care system partners to address their urgent infrastructure needs, including upgrading or replacing roofs, windows, security systems, fire alarms and emergency generators. This year, the Ontario government increased funding for these programs by 12.3 per cent.
“Our government is continuing to make historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system, ensuring that more people in Simcoe-Grey can connect to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Supporting infrastructure upgrades at the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital is another way our government is ensuring people can receive high-quality care, closer to home.”
Ontario continues to make historic investments in health care. Over the next 10 years, the province is investing nearly $60 billion on major health infrastructure. This is part of the Ontario government’s plan to get shovels in the ground on more than 50 major hospital projects across the province, which will deliver approximately 3,000 new hospital beds and build a connected, people-first health-care system.
Through Your Health: A Plan For Connected and Convenient Care, Ontario is expanding and modernizing hospitals and building new health-care facilities, making it faster and easier for people of all ages to connect to the high-quality care they need, where and when they need it.
QUOTES
“We are grateful to the Ontario government for its continued investment in CGMH. This funding will support infrastructure upgrades throughout the hospital, making a meaningful difference in the day-to-day experience of patients, visitors, and our team. This investment helps ensure we can continue providing safe, effective care for patients today, while we plan and work toward a new hospital for our community.”
~ Michael Lacroix, President and CEO, Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
QUICK FACTS
- Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) is an 84 bed hospital that serves over 74,000 permanent residents and welcomes millions of visitors annually across Collingwood, Clearview Township, the Town of The Blue Mountains and Wasaga Beach.
- CGMH is an acute care hospital providing a comprehensive range of services, including 24/7 Emergency Department care, General Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Critical Care, Obstetrics, Diagnostic Imaging, and various specialty clinics.
- In 2025, CGMH and the CGMH Foundation proudly launched their Tomorrow is Built Today campaign, a momentous initiative to redefine healthcare in South Georgian Bay, encompassing CGMH’s five-year strategic plan and CGMH Foundation’s $100 million fundraising campaign.
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