$266.2 million invested to support critical infrastructure upgrades at hospitals across the province
| NEWS | June 26, 2026 |
Chatham-Kent-Leamington — The Ontario government is investing $4,737,932 million to complete upgrades and repairs at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance ($3,529,271) and Erie Shores Healthcare ($1,208,661), creating a safer, more comfortable space for people and their families to connect to care and services, close to home. This funding is part of Ontario’s broader investment of over $266 million through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) to support infrastructure upgrades, maintenance and repairs at 126 hospitals across the province.
“Our local hospitals are essential to the health and well-being of our communities. This investment of more than $4.7 million will help ensure Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and Erie Shores HealthCare can continue providing safe, high-quality care close to home. I am proud to see our government investing in the infrastructure that supports patients, families, and frontline health-care workers across Chatham-Kent–Leamington.” Said MPP Trevor Jones, Chatham-Kent-Leamington.
The Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund enables health-care system partners to address their urgent infrastructure needs including upgrading or replacing roofs, windows, security systems, fire alarms and emergency generators. Since 2024, the Ontario government has increased funding through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund by10% each year, allowing even more hospitals to complete upgrades and repairs in a timely manner.
“Our government is making historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system, ensuring that more people in Chatham-Kent-Leamington can connect to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This investment will enable CKHA and ESHC to address priority infrastructure needs so patients and their families can continue to access vital services and care in their community.”
Over the next 10 years, Ontario is investing approximately $64 billion in major health infrastructure. This is part of the 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 to enhance access to quality care 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.
QUICK FACTS
- Erie Shores HealthCare (ESHC) Erie Shores HealthCare is a community hospital in Leamington serving residents across Essex County and surrounding communities. The hospital provides emergency care, inpatient and surgical services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, obstetrics, dialysis, mental health care, and a variety of outpatient programs.
- Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) Chatham-Kent Health Alliance serves the Municipality of Chatham-Kent through its Chatham and Wallaceburg campuses. The hospital provides emergency, surgical, critical care, cancer care, mental health, rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, and other specialized healthcare services to residents across the region.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario
- Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care
| MEDIA CONTACTS Nammar Cristofari Executive Assistant MPP Trevor Jones Chatham-Kent-Leamington Nammar.cristofari@pc.ola.org |