Base funding increased at the Mattawa General Hospital

The Mattawa General Hospital has received some added funding to improve patient care.

The Ontario governments Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care is focused on giving patients faster access to the right care; better home and community care; and a system that is sustainable.

With that in mind there are 56 small and rural hospitals who received an additional one percent base funding to assists with operating costs, including Mattawa General Hospital.

In a release Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle says “This funding makes a big difference to the Nipissing Region.”

The announcement gives Mattawa General Hospital an increase of $61,000.