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Each Waterloo region “The ministry has realized the And this should just be the stem cial government announced and ophthalmic surgeries. hospital will get a portion of the importance and benefit of extend- â€" the province needs to continue $800,000 in funding to local hospi- That means the province is funding, with 3560000 going to St. ing wait times to general surgery," to target wait times, said Julia tals last week. funding more knee, cataract and Mary's General Hospital, $162,000 said Moira Taylor, president of St. Dumanian. CEO of Cambridge The move was part oi'ihe Liber- elective procedures, along with to Grand River Hospital and Mary's. “This targeted investment Memorial. _ “All indicators Show provincial ' "m" investment in wait times has been i successful,“ she said. “This about i ' , the patients we serve, The fuel friendly people mover. Q: and good care," ., “ , The province has set hard tar- ' ~ _ ,. ~ gets for all three areas, requiring . '. ‘ 7 _‘ ‘ ,. 4g}? immediate surgeries be performed f , 41 j, ~ Q "~“ within 24 hours and a maximum SEATS » ' at: J" g » wait of 26 weeks for elective sur- l . f?» , ' g a _ K ‘ Q genes. People will be able to view ‘ . . ' 3: ‘ ~ ' a; £3, ‘ wait times online at waywontari- ‘ . - ', z», ‘ A g (. A . progress of the initiative, said lohn w, If" ' ' it; _ We“ , Q ‘ ‘ firm?” Milloy, MPP for Kitchener Centre. .; L, Q " 7~ " ' \ - - . N” Av . ;» Q d " ‘A‘ who announced the funding at St, , ' a, f ., - ~._ a an 2 a. ' * ~ ~ : M Mary'aliast Thursday. l ”00 " ,.~ ~... " ‘ ,, , . a” »' . " ‘ “T is is another step in an ' M G'M‘ -,. ._ ‘ ongoing story that is about ; - f A ' I ?’ accountability," the Liberal cabinet i _ h, minister said I ' With the expanded program, . ' J. operating rooms across the m& . ' province will he used more effi- 0001 â€" '~"" ,» [Q ) ciently, he said. Q ,. .. , . - ’ i“? “We weren't always using ORs - w .. 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