Orangeville, Ont. (November 14, 2024) — The Ontario government is investing in Headwaters Health Care Centre’s emergency and diagnostic imaging departments by renovating and expanding them. These departments will be more accessible and connect more people to the care they need, where and when they need it. 

The hospital was originally built to accommodate 23,000 annual visits but the emergency department is now seeing over 36,000 annual visits. 

This investment will allow Headwaters to make major strides in the emergency department with improving patient flow, decreasing wait times, optimizing the existing physical space and enhancing patient and family experience. 

The current emergency and diagnostic imagining departments at Headwaters will be remodeled to increase patient capacity, ensure the hospital is better equipped to deliver state-of-the-art care for patients, their families, now and in the future. The hospital’s laboratory will be relocated from the main floor to the lower level to create additional space for the expansion. 

Headwaters and the Ministry of Health will be working together to complete early planning and design for this project. Once future planning is complete, a construction schedule will be confirmed, and the project is tendered and awarded.
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"We are deeply grateful for the investment being made to renovate and expand our emergency and diagnostic imaging departments. This will transform patient care and experience at Headwaters and support the teams that work in these departments. It will enable us to continue to provide excellent care, close to home, for the rapidly growing population and patient volumes that we see in Dufferin-Caledon."
- Kim Delahunt
President and CEO, Headwaters Health Care Centre

“Our government is addressing demand for emergency and diagnostic care in Orangeville and across Dufferin County to connect more Ontarians to convenient health care options, close to home. The expansion of Headwaters Health Care Centre will allow people and families in the Orangeville community to continue to access the high-quality care they need, where they need it, for years to come.”
- Sylvia Jones
MPP for Dufferin—Caledon, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health

“This expansion will have a significant impact on our ability to efficiently assess and treat more emergency patients. We are deeply grateful for Minister Jones’ announcement today, which will not only expand our Emergency Department facility but better support the teams who create exceptional emergency patient experience. Our goal is to provide exceptional patient experience every step of the way.”
-Annette Jones
VP Patient Experience, Health Integration and Chief Nursing Executive, Headwaters Health Care Centre 

“Headwaters’ Emergency Department now sees daily and annual volumes that put extreme pressure on our team given the outdated design, flow and space allotment within the current footprint. Our team routinely looks at creative options to support the high volumes and efficiency in a tight space. This announcement is music to our ears. Thank you, Honourable Minister Jones, for your investment in Headwaters. It will improve emergency patient flow and safety and help manage current volumes and the significant growth that is expected.”
-Dr. Stephanie Milone
Co-Chief Emergency Department, Headwaters Health Care Centre

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Quick Facts

• Headwaters Health Care Centre is an acute and complex continuing care facility located in Orangeville, offering both inpatient and outpatient services, as well as an emergency department with 24/7 coverage. With over 700 staff and over 160 physicians, the hospital is accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada.

Media contacts 

Stephanie Mackenzie-Smith, MPA | Director Communications & Public Affairs |Headwaters Health Care Centre | 519-941-2410 | smackenziesmith@headwatershealth.ca