MPP Arnott updates Ontario Legislature on Groves hospital redevelopment project
NEWS RELEASE
Ted Arnott, MPP
Wellington-Halton Hills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2012
MPP Arnott updates Ontario Legislature on Groves hospital
redevelopment project
(Queen’s Park) – Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott rose in the Ontario Legislature on October 4 to
highlight the progress being made in the planning for a new Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
“The planning for our new Groves Memorial Community Hospital in the Township of Centre Wellington
continues to gain momentum,” Mr. Arnott informed the Legislature. “Recently the Waterloo Wellington
Local Health Integration Network endorsed the program and service elements which Groves had
submitted, and the LHIN urged the Ministry to prioritize the determination of projected volumes and bed
numbers.”
“Next steps include working with Infrastructure Ontario on cost estimates for design and construction,
and meetings with hospital staff and stakeholders to help shape the project design,” he continued. “An
architectural firm has been selected and hired, and we believe we are on track to begin the tendering
process by 2014/15, which was the date announced by the Province last August.”
Afterwards, Mr. Arnott also emphasized the need to support ongoing fundraising efforts.
“The Groves Hospital Foundation continues its good work, with creative and innovative fundraising ideas
have attracted international attention. Their work goes on, as long as the need does,” he added.
For years, Mr. Arnott has been a strong advocate for the Groves hospital redevelopment project. He has
both written and spoken to successive Ministers of Health on multiple occasions, given numerous
speeches in the Legislature, and even initiated a debate and vote in the House to draw attention to the
project.
In his statement, Mr. Arnott also talked about the renovations which are underway at the Georgetown
Hospital.
(Attached: Text of Mr. Arnott’s statement in the Ontario Legislature, October 4, 2012.)
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Ted Arnott, MPP
Phone: 416-325-3880
Email: ted.arnott@pc.ola.org
Ted Arnott, MPP
Wellington – Halton Hills
Mr. Speaker:
I wish to update the House on the hospital projects currently underway in Wellington-Halton Hills.
Georgetown Hospital is being transformed to meet the needs of our residents in the 21st Century with a
new and expanded Emergency Department, the installation of a new CT scanner and integrated
Diagnostic Imaging Department.
Last May, we broke ground beside the hospital to kick off the project, and construction is well underway.
One year ago, the Minister of Health joined us in Georgetown to announce a provincial grant of up to
$2.6 million towards the project. Our community continues to be grateful for this support.
The planning for our new Groves Memorial Community Hospital in the Township of Centre Wellington
continues to gain momentum.
Recently the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network endorsed the program and service
elements which Groves’ had submitted and the LHIN urged the Ministry to prioritize the determination of
projected volumes and bed numbers.
Next steps include working with Infrastructure Ontario on cost estimates for design and construction, and
meetings with hospital staff and stakeholders to help shape the project design.
An architectural firm has been selected and hired, and we believe we are on track to begin the tendering
process by 2014/15, which was the date announced by the Province last August.
All of this is great news for my constituents, and I want to thank everyone at the Georgetown and Groves
Hospitals for embracing the promise of the future in local health care excellence.