Province’s $174 million investment will double the size of the hospital and connect more people in the region to quality care close to home
NEW TECUMSETH — The Ontario government has officially broken ground on the redevelopment of the Stevenson Memorial Hospital, supported by the government’s investment of $174 million, marking a major milestone in the project and helping to deliver on the province’s goal to connect every family in New Tecumseth and the surrounding communities to convenient, high-quality care close to home. The project is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario’s health-care system by investing nearly $60 billion in more than 50 major hospital projects across the province over the next 10 years.
“With more inpatient beds, expanded diagnostic and surgical services and an emergency department triple the size of the current one, the new Stevenson Memorial Hospital will connect more patients and families across Simcoe to convenient, world-class health care,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Our government will continue to deliver on our historic hospital and primary care expansions, so families have reliable access to quality health-care services, no matter where they live.”
The redevelopment of Stevenson Memorial Hospital will be completed by 2028 and include new and expanded acute care areas, the construction of a new, three-storey building that will more than double the size of the hospital, to approximately 147,100 square feet, as well as an increase in inpatient bed capacity by 20 per cent, providing more access to care to the community.
“With this investment, our government is protecting Ontario’s health-care system and ensuring that more people in New Tecumseth and across Simcoe County can connect to convenient care, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This investment is another example of how we are investing in the health-care needs of communities, to deliver the highest standard of care for generations to come.”
Once the hospital’s redevelopment is completed, the expansion will provide patients and families with:
- Space to accommodate nine new inpatient beds at the hospital, increasing the total number of beds from 38 to 47
- A new emergency department that is triple the size of the current department
- Expanded diagnostic and surgical services
- A brand-new birthing suite.
Through
Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government continues to take bold and decisive action to expand and modernize Ontario’s hospitals, making it faster and easier for people of all ages to connect to the high-quality care they need, where and when they need it.
Quick Facts- Stevenson Memorial Hospital is a fully accredited hospital that currently offers 38 inpatient beds and a wide range of outpatient services to the communities it serves, including Adjala-Tosorontio, Canadian Forces Base Borden, Essa, Innisfil and New Tecumseth.
- The redevelopment is expected to create and support hundreds of good-paying jobs in the community.
- Following extensive evaluations through an open, fair and competitive procurement process that began in August 2024, Canadian construction company Pomerleau Inc. was awarded the construction contract for this project on January 30, 2026.
- Over the next 10 years, Ontario is investing nearly $60 billion in major health infrastructure. This is part of the government’s plan to get shovels in the ground on more than 50 major hospital projects across the province, which will deliver approximately 3,000 new hospital beds and build a connected, people-first health-care system.
- The Ontario government is investing $257 million in 2025-26 to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs at 126 hospitals and 66 community health-care facilities across the province, a 12.3 per cent increase from the previous year.
- In 2025-26, Stevenson Memorial Hospital is receiving $434,000 through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund, including $205,000 in one-time funding as an Exceptional Circumstance Project Grant, to support the critical infrastructure needs of the hospital.