Ontario spending $330 million a year to connect children, youth to care close to home
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Premier Doug Ford announced $330 million in new funding to connect children and youth to care close to home.
Ontario is investing an additional $330 million a year into pediatric health services to connect children and youth to convenient and high quality care closer to home at hospitals, clinics and community-based health care facilities across the province.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at CHEO in Ottawa.
The province says the funding will invest in 100 "high-priority initiatives" to connect children and youth to emergency care, surgeries, ambulatory services, diagnostic imaging and mental health services.
The initiatives include:
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