The province’s recent economic update provided additional funding for hospitals to support population growth and changing healthcare needs and some of that money is coming to the North Bay area.

Hospitals within the Northeast Local Health Integration Network are getting $7.7 million in additional funding to support patients and families.

The LHIN says it’s to improve meeting acute care needs, help reduce wait times and support increased access to services.

The North Bay Regional Health Centre is getting just over a million dollars, the second largest allotment in the northeast.

West Nipissing General Hospital receives just over $160,000 while Mattawa General is getting nearly $69,000.