UPDATES*: October 17-19, 2025: SSMHC engages community with stall at Bala Cranberry Festival
September 30, 2025: Virtual Town Hall event hosted by Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee
September 19, 2025: Press Release released in response to MAHC presentation to Bracebridge Town Council on Sept 2
September 2, 2025: Paper released on the site selection – sets out SSMHC criticisms with the process and choice of 300 Pine Street for the proposed South Muskoka hospital build.
June 2, 2025: SSMHC publishes a response to MAHC’s update on the closure of the OB delivery services at South Muskoka Hospital
April 4, 2025: Assistant Deputy Minister (Hospitals and Capital) at the Ministry of Health of Ontario cancels meeting with SSMHC. SSMHC requests that the meeting be rescheduled. To date, no response has been received.
March 21, 2025: SSMHC releases statement of MAHC’s closure of the OB Unit in Bracebridge.
*Note that this “Update” section does not represent all activities by SSMHC
On September 4, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) representatives presented to the Town of Bracebridge Council with an update on the hospital redevelopments. The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) is critical that the briefing left the public with more questions than answers. Significantly, the public remains without concrete information regarding the status of the provincial…
Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) Position Statement #4 addresses concerns with the site selection for the future South Muskoka Hospital as chosen by Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). This summary sets out SSMHC’s concerns and calls for action around the selection process.
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) continues to advance its “Made-in-Muskoka” multi-site redevelopment model with the province for new hospitals in Bracebridge (South Muskoka Memorial Hospital) and Huntsville (Huntsville District Memorial Hospital) despite strong and persistent community concern. The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) has prepared this short Community Bulletin to update concerned residents. Information on…
On behalf of the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC), I would like to express our deep disappointment regarding the late cancellation of our planned meeting with your office which we had confirmed for Tuesday, April 15, 2025. As you are aware, SSMHC was promised this meeting in February. SSMHC has been looking forward to…
The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) is very concerned about the recent decision by the MAHC Board to close the Obstetrics (OB) unit at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital.
MPP SMITH ‘WILL NOT SUPPORT’ MAHC IF IT VOTES TO PROCEED WITH ‘UNDESIRABLE, UNTENABLE’ HOSPITAL PLAN; CALLS FOR THIS AFTERNOON’S MOTION TO BE WITHDRAWN
