Area hospitals share $6.9-million funding boost

Brockville General Hospital will receive $5.5 million more this year as part of a provincial government boost to funding for small and medium-sized hospitals.

Local MPP Steve Clark announced on Thursday that the three hospitals in Leeds and Grenville will share an additional $6.9 million this year. The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital will receive $1.26 million, while the Kemptville and District Hospital will get a $158,000 boost.

Clark said the money is part of a $68-million increase in funding to Ontario’s small and medium hospitals, including a 1.5-per-cent annual bump for medium-sized hospitals and a one-per-cent hike for smaller hospitals, such as in Kemptville.  Read the full story.