Ontario’s health minister has given the green light to major hospital restructuring plans in the eastern GTA that will eventually include new hospitals being built in Scarborough and Durham Region.
Dr. Eric Hoskins announced Thursday that the province is acting on recommendations to overhaul acute health-care services in the area to help improve integration and access. The changes are seen as necessary to keep up with population growth and aging infrastructure.
The plan, controversial in some quarters, will involve breaking up the Rouge Valley Health System. Its Centenary campus, in Scarborough, will join the General and Birchmount campuses of the existing Scarborough Hospital to form a new Scarborough Health Corporation.
Full article at: Toronto Star