Bluewater Health entrance in Sarnia (BlackburnNews.com file photo)Bluewater Health entrance in Sarnia (BlackburnNews.com file photo)
Sarnia

Funding Boost For Bluewater Health

Bluewater Health's Sarnia and Petrolia hospitals will be getting upgrades thanks to funding from the Ontario government.

The organization has secured $1.4-million over the next two fiscal years from the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund.

COO Mike Lapaine says the money will be used for a number of areas including roof construction, window replacement and chiller and boiler work.

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The funding is part of a $125-million commitment from the provincial government for 128 hospitals across Ontario. That's more than double the investment from a year ago.

Lapaine says that's a reflection of the aging hospital infrastructure in the province.

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