Ontario to License, Fund Procedures at Massive New Privately Operated Non-Profit Surgical Centre
- Ontario's government plans to fund the $350 million Schroeder Ambulatory Centre with $14 million for 115,000 MRIs and CT scans over the next two years, following approvals from Premier Doug Ford's administration.
- The Centre aims to start services in fall 2025 and will operate under a not-for-profit model to improve efficiency and reduce hospital pressures.
- Raj Kothari, a board member of the Schroeder Ambulatory Centre, stated that their goal is to provide high-quality, same-day care in partnership with the public health system while ensuring physicians also work in public hospitals.
- Opposition health critic France Gélinas criticized the government's plans, claiming they prioritize profit over public health care.
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Ontario Expanding Surgical, Diagnostic Centres to Reduce Wait Times
Ontario will be expanding its publicly funded surgical and diagnostic centres to reduce wait times for MRIs, CT scans, and endoscopies, Premier Doug Ford announced. The province will spend $155 million over two years to add 57 new facilities across the province that will provide MRI and CT scans and gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy services, the Ontario government announced in a June 27 news release. The province says the expansion will help conn…
Private DI/surgical centre opens north of Toronto
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – The six-storey Schroeder Ambulatory Centre (SAC) will soon be in business performing diagnostic imaging exams, and before long, hundreds of employees there may also be performing orthopedic surgeries, further changing the healthcare system in York Region and beyond. Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, in announcing a licence that day for the private but non-profit clinic to perform MRI, CT and gastrointestinal endoscopy s…
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