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UPDATES:
February 25, 2025: SSMHC Issues Press Release Concerning SSMHC’s Successful Public Forum with Candidates

February 24, 2025: SSMHC requests delegation to appear before Council of the Town of Bracebridge.

February 11, 2025: Read our Digital Flyer! Read about why this Election Matters and Questions for Candidates!

February 7, 2025: SSMHC has written to the ADM for the Ministry of Health and again requested a meeting. No response received from the Minister of Health or the Premier to our letter of January 24, 2025 (potentially due to election call)

February 6, 2025: Ontario Election page is up and running. Join us at the Norwood Cinema on February 22 at 10 a.m. for a public forum discussion. Candidates are invited to attend.

January 24, 2025: SSMHC Chair, Jason Cole, has written to the Premier and the Minister of Health requesting a meeting to discuss changes to the MAHC Made in Muskoka model.

Releases from SSMHC

  • Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee Strongly Urges 60 Acute Care Beds at the Future South Muskoka Hospital Site and the ‘Care Close to Home V2’ Healthcare Model for MAHC Redevelopment

    The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) has completed a comprehensive assessment on the healthcare delivery models proposed for the Muskoka hospital sites. This assessment evaluates the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s (MAHC) “Made in Muskoka” model and the newly redeveloped “Care Close to Home V2” model that is virtually unanimously endorsed by physicians in South Muskoka.…

  • MAHC Hospital Redevelopment Plan Must be Subject to Public Accountability

    The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) writes in full support of the recent effort by municipal elected representatives and officials to subject the MAHC hospital redevelopment plan to further public accountability through the Town of Bracebridge and the District of  Muskoka. Particularly, given the substantial local municipal tax dollars presently allotted to the hospital…

  • The Courage of Leadership and Graciousness of Support

    The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee has been fervently advocating for months, pressing Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare to honour its commitment to build two acute care hospitals in Huntsville and Bracebridge, equipped with shared amenities and adequate beds. Regrettably, MAHC has disregarded both established protocols and common sense necessary for access to equitable healthcare across our…

  • SSMHC Position Statement #2 – Alternate Level of Care Resources

  • SSMHC Responds to MAHC’s May 16, 2024 Press Release

    SSMHC Responds to MAHC’s May 16, 2024 Press Release The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) is compelled to respond to the May 16, 2024 press release issued by Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) regarding a “consensus statement” by medical community advisors on MAHC’s current proposed hospital redevelopment plans.   MAHC’s press release states that the Medical…

  • SSMHC Expresses Deep Disappointment with MAHC Board’s Lack of Engagement and Outcome

    The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) expresses profound disappointment following the recent meeting between the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) Board and our local physicians that took place on May 8, 2024. The SSMHC, alongside concerned citizens and health care professionals, has been tirelessly advocating for the preservation of healthcare services at South Muskoka Hospital…

  • Citizens are “Mad -in- Muskoka” About… “Made-in-Muskoka” Healthcare

    Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee is extremely disappointed with the comments made by MAHC regarding their alleged openness, yet they fail to disclose any financial information of importance.  Physicians cannot negotiate in good faith when the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare Board refuses to provide essential costings.  MAHC ‘s excuse that it will affect bidding for future contracts is without foundation…

  • SSMH Committee Response to MAHC Press Release on April 12, 2024

  • SSMH’s Urgent Appeal: Support Our Physicians for Two Equal Acute Care

    “Save South Muskoka Hospital” Committee, a collective community voice, strongly advocates in support of our doctors’ compelling proposal titled “Care Close to Home”. Their model offers a reasonable alternative to the current Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) model which falls significantly below the healthcare needs of South Muskoka. The joint consultations with the doctors’ group, indicates…

Other Media

Media Links

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MY MUSKOKA NOW2025/03/03Improving local health care a major focus for re-elected MPPhttps://www.mymuskokanow.com/141287/news/improving-local-health-care-a-major-focus-for-re-elected-mpp/
MUSKOKA TODAY2025/02/222 CANDIDATES SQUARE OFF ON HOSPITALS AS SSMHC MAY GET HEARING WITH MINISTRY OF HEALTHhttps://muskokatoday.com/2025/02/2-candidates-square-off-on-hospitals-as-ssmhg-may-get-hearing-with-ministry/
MUSKOKA REGION2025/02/15Group opposed to south Muskoka hospital plan hosting candidates’ forumhttps://www.muskokaregion.com/politics/provincial-elections/group-opposed-to-south-muskoka-hospital-plan-hosting-candidates-forum/article_97b04c05-29bf-56e5-9ccf-f9693f3c7f76.html
MUSKOKA TODAY2025/01/10FORD CELEBRATES $280 MILLION HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT IN CAMBRIDGE TODAYhttps://muskokatoday.com/2025/01/ford-celebrates-280-million-hospital-redevelopment-in-cambridge-today/
MUSKOKA TODAY2025/01/02KRUGER LETTER TO MINISTER JONES REVEALS STARTLING NEW CLAIMS OF HOSPITAL TALKS LAST YEARhttps://muskokatoday.com/2025/01/kruger-letter-to-minister-jones-reveals-startling-new-claims-of-hospital-talks-last-year/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/12/12COLLINGWOOD GETS $95.5 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW 132-BED REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL, PROVINCE ANNOUNCEShttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/12/collingwood-gets-95-5-million-to-build-new-132-bed-replacement-hospital-province-announces/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/12/06UPDATE: NEW HOSPITAL TALKS, PLANS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY BETWEEN MAHC, MINISTRY OF HEALTHhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/12/new-hospital-talks-plans-are-already-underway-between-mahc-ministry-of-health/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/12/06ALEXANDER GETS 7 SHORT-TERM ‘TRANSITIONAL BEDS’ TO ‘ALLEVIATE PRESSURE’ ON HOSPITALShttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/12/alexander-gets-7-short-term-transitional-beds-to-alleviate-pressure-on-hospitals/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/10/13WAS HOSPITALS VOTE A ‘WIN-WIN?’ OR JUST A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?https://muskokatoday.com/2024/10/was-hospitals-vote-a-win-win-or-just-a-step-in-the-right-direction/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/10/11MPP SMITH BAILS OUT MAHC PLAN WITH $50-MILLION MORE FOR 10 ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL BEDS IN SOUTH MUSKOKAhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/10/mpp-smith-bails-out-mahc-plan-with-50-million-for-10-more-beds-in-south-muskoka/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/09/19LETTER: WHY WE SHOULD CARE AND ENGAGE. CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT HOSPITALShttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/09/letter-why-we-should-care-and-engage-cautionary-tale-about-hospitals/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/09/18TALK IS CHEAP …. CHEAPER THAN A BILLION-DOLLAR HOSPITALS BOONDOGLE AND BLUNDER, SAYS SSMHG CHAIR KRUGERhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/09/talk-is-cheap-cheaper-than-a-billion-dollar-hospitals-boondogle-and-blunder-says-ssmhg-chair-kruger/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/09/03MUSKOKA’S HOSPITAL BATTLEFIELD NOT UNLIKE U.S. RIGHT WING POLARIZATIONS. SSMHC SAYS ‘V2’ OPTION ONLY SOLUTONhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/09/muskokas-hospital-battlefield-not-unlike-u-s-right-wing-polarizations-ssmhc-says-v2-option-only-soluton/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/07/23HUNTSVILLE ‘STRONGLY ENDORSES’ MAHC HOSPITAL PLAN ‘IN PRINCIPLE’https://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/huntsville-strongly-endorses-mahc-hospital-plan-in-principle/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/07/19LETTER: ORILLIA SOLDIERS’ HOSPITAL EXPANDED BY 60 BEDS LAST YEAR; RECEIVED $3.3M FROM WEBER FOUNDATION THIS MONTHhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/letter-orillia-soldiers-hospital-exanded-by-60-beds-last-year-received-3-3m-from-weber-foundation-recently/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/07/17LETTER: SSMHC WANTS DISTRICT TO WITHHOLD ‘LOCAL SHARE’ FUNDS UNTIL MAHC AGREES TO TWO EQUAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALShttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/letter-ssmhc-wants-district-to-withhold-local-share-funds-until-mahc-agrees-to-two-equal-acute-care-hospitals/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/07/02MPP SMITH ‘WILL NOT SUPPORT’ MAHC IF IT VOTES TO PROCEED WITH ‘UNDESIRABLE, UNTENABLE’ HOSPITAL PLAN; CALLS FOR THIS AFTERNOON’S MOTION TO BE WITHDRAWNhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/mpp-smith-will-not-support-mahc-if-it-votes-to-proceed-with-undesirable-untenable-hospital-plan-calls-for-todays-motion-to-be-withdrawn/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/07/01HOSPITALS’ FATE COULD BE SEALED TUESDAY AS DOCTORS CLAIM ‘TOXIC ENVIRONMENT PUBLICLY AND WITHIN MAHC’https://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/hospitals-fate-could-be-sealed-tuesday-as-doctors-claim-toxic-environment-publicly-and-within-mahc/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/06/24MPP SMITH THANKS MAHC FOR ‘SLOWING DOWN’ AND HEARING WHAT DOCTORS, COMMUNITY WANT FOR HOSPITALShttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/06/mpp-smith-thanks-mahc-for-slowing-down-and-hearing-what-doctors-community-want-for-hospitals/
SSMHC2024/06/23SSMHC rally on Sunday June 23, 2024recording here.
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/06/232ND SOUTH MUSKOKA HOSPITAL RALLY SUPPORTERS WET, BUT STILL WILLING TO COME OUT FOR THEIR HOSPITAL TODAYhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/06/2nd-south-muskoka-hospital-rally-supporters-wet-but-still-willing-to-come-out-for-their-hospital-today/
MUSKOKA TODAY2024/06/21DOCTORS, HOSPITAL ARE AT LEAST TALKING AGAIN, BUT LITTLE REAL PROGRESS AS MUSKOKA POLITICIANS AT NEGOTIATING TABLEhttps://muskokatoday.com/2024/06/doctors-hospital-are-at-least-talking-again-but-little-real-progress-as-muskoka-politicians-at-negotiating-table/