Ontario Expanding Surgical, Diagnostic Centres to Reduce Wait Times

Ontario Expanding Surgical, Diagnostic Centres to Reduce Wait Times
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford speaks to supporters after he was re-elected as the Premier of Ontario in Toronto on Feb. 27, 2025. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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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 connect 1.2 million people to publicly funded services “faster.”