Planning for the Future

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare is pleased to announce that together with our hospital foundations and municipal partners in Muskoka and the Almaguin Highlands, a plan to finance the community’s share of the future redevelopment of our local hospitals has been reached following several months of collaborative and positive discussion.

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is looking forward to hosting a second series of community information sessions across our region, both in-person and virtually starting April 17, 2023 to update the community on our capital redevelopment project.

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) wants to hear what is important to you as the organization works through Stage 1.3 of the Ministry of Health’s capital planning process to build two new hospitals in Muskoka.

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is excited to be hosting a series of community open houses across our region both in-person and virtually to engage community members and update the public on the capital redevelopment journey to build two new hospitals in the future in Muskoka.

As Stage 1.3 planning continues for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s (MAHC) capital redevelopment project for two new hospitals in Muskoka, so are the efforts toward estimating the cost of the project that will ensure continued high-quality care closer to home in 10 years’ time when the new hospitals could be built.

With provincial government support for two new hospitals, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is commencing the next stage of the Ministry of Health’s capital planning process for hospitals.

After working collaboratively with the community, health care providers and municipal leaders, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has submitted a Stage 1 redevelopment proposal requesting the Ministry of Health approve two new full-service hospitals to serve Muskoka and area in the future.

The Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) Board of Directors is supporting a proposal to build new hospitals in Huntsville and Bracebridge in the future, up to 15 years from now.

The Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare Board of Directors will receive the recommendation from the Capital Plan Development Task Force for the preferred building options for the Two Acute Sites at its next monthly meeting.

The Capital Plan Development Task Force reconvened on September 12 for its final meeting to complete its evaluation of the five building design options contemplated for the Two Acute Sites service delivery model. The options considered for both sites include: renovation and expansion, or a complete new build. For the South Muskoka site, a further approach to build a new hospital on a different piece of land was also considered.