As part of the province’s ongoing efforts to growing and improving health care services in our community, Ontario has provided WellFort Community Health Services with the funding they need to expand their organization to include a new site. With successful site locations currently in Brampton Centre and Mississauga, they will receive support in the amount of $2,354,360.
Once completed, this new site will provide an array of services from mental health care, diabetic care, dental care, along with additional health programs centered towards both adults and youth. As a part of Ontario’s goal to connect people to primary care, this record investment of $90 million dollars towards 78 new and expanded interprofessional primary care teams, shows our government’s commitment to connecting people to primary health care. As a result, closing the gap between those unable to directly contact with health care providers.
“This investment into our healthcare is exactly what our community needs,” said Charmaine Williams, MPP for Brampton Centre and Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity. “By prioritizing primary care, our government is getting to the root of health care needs for individuals and families across our province.”
Furthermore, Dawn Gallagher Murphy, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and MPP of Newmarket-Aurora mentions, “This important investment will help connect more residents in the Region of Peel to primary care. By expanding multidisciplinary teams who come together to plan and coordinate people’s care, our government is helping ensure better health outcomes for all Ontarians.”
In addition, Homeless Health Peel will receive an investment of $1,678,210, which will provide adequate funding towards specialized nurses dedicated to helping individuals facing homelessness. Ontario is working tirelessly to minimize any barriers impacting people’s ability to connect with care providers, including lowering wait times, equipping Pharmacies and clinics so that they can provide additional services, and investing in over 400 new primary care providers to connect hundreds of thousands of people to health care.
Highlights of the project include:
WellFort Community Health Services to receive funding of $2,354,360 for new site.
WellFort Community Health Services will affect several other programs that work in partnership with them namely: Bramalea Community Health Centre Diabetes Education Program, Bloom Clinic, Health n’ Smiles and Four Corners Health Centre, Central Brampton Family Health Team, Canadian Mental Health Association-Peel Dufferin, North Peel Family Health Team, Alliance for Healthier Communities HCC Ontario, and Central West Ontario Health Team.
Homeless Health Peel is to receive funding in the amount $1,678,210.
