This is the website for the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee.

The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) is a grassroots, non-profit corporation comprised of volunteers who are dedicated to advocating for two mid-sized, equitable hospitals in both South Muskoka and Huntsville as part of the current >$1.3B hospital capital redevelopments.

Public Forum – February 22

Join us at the Norwood Theatre in Bracebridge on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 10 a.m.

All main party candidates are invited.



Read the latest Community Membership Update of January 2025 as we raise the upcoming provincial election.


SSMHC Request to Meet with Provincial Minister of Health
I write to you as the Chair of the Save South Muskoka …
New Year’s Message from the Committee Chair
Happy New Year!  With this New Year upon us, I am writing …
Statement from SSMHC on MAHC’s Submission of the “Made in Muskoka” Model to the Province
As Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) prepares to submit its final stage 1.3 …
Position Update from the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee – October 18, 2024
The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) is writing to clarify its …

Meet our new logo addition
for 2025!

We’re not retiring our old signs or logos – just bringing a refreshed look as we continue in our advocacy to Save South Muskoka Memorial Hospital!


The SSMHC does not support, and is opposed to, the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) “Made in Muskoka” healthcare delivery model. In a recent detailed assessment, SSMHC identifies that Made in Muskoka jeopardizes the health, safety and well-being of the residents of South Muskoka.

SSMHC POSITION UPDATE “IN A NUTSHELL”
The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) was formed to support the efforts of our doctors and the community in response to MAHC’s Made in Muskoka hospital plan as announced in January 2024. 

While the local doctors have accepted a recent adaptation of the Made in Muskoka plan as satisfactory to meet basic acute care needs at a future South Muskoka site, the local doctors continue to encourage ongoing dialog and changes at the provincial level.   And it is clear that there remains significant opposition in the community to the Made in Muskoka plan for many good reasons, as we recently identified in our position statement of October 18.  

Our committee has determined that it is imperative to continue our efforts on behalf of the community and all healthcare professionals with informed and respectful dialogue to arrive at an equitable hospital plan, which, in our view, continues to be modelled on the Care Close to Home V2 with 60 acute care beds at the future South Muskoka site.

The local physicians have volunteered their expertise to develop an alternative healthcare delivery model called “Care Close to Home.” This model has been unanimously supported by the doctors of South Muskoka.

Made in Muskoka jeopardizes the health, safety and well-being of the residents of South Muskoka.

Care Close to Home serves the healthcare needs of all of Muskoka on an equitable basis across the region. At its core is the goal to ensure that hospital healthcare is accessible across the region into the future. Better healthcare outcomes are achieved through hospital care close to home.

SSMHC strongly supports the Care Close to Home healthcare delivery model.

The SSMHC encourages residents to get involved.

January 2025: Review our list of required changes to
MAHC’s plan here!

Review the latest news and resources on this website. Raise this issue with your friends, neighbours and loved ones. Become a Community Member of the SSMHC. Sign our petitions. Contact your local politicians and provincial politicians. Speak up and show your support for the future of healthcare in South Muskoka.

SSMHC membership is open to volunteers who are passionate about advocating for local, accessible, equitable and high-quality healthcare delivery at two acute care hospital sites.


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