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Releases from SSMHC
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Request to Reschedule – ADM’s Unexpected Cancellation of the Planned Meeting with SSMHC
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…
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Statement from SSMHC on OB Unit Closure at South Muskoka Hospital
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.
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SSMHC Public Forum – Candidates Endorse Review of Redevelopment Plans to “Get it Right” with Fairness
Public Forum – Download or Watch SSMHC Slide Show
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Request for Delegation to Appear Before Bracebridge Town Council
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SSMHC Request to Meet with Provincial Minister of Health
I write to you as the Chair of the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) and on behalf of this healthcare advocacy group with over 200 active members in Muskoka. Specifically, the SSMHC is requesting a meeting with the Minister of Health to advise on significant changes to the hospital redevelopment plan submitted by Muskoka…
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New Year’s Message from the Committee Chair
Happy New Year! With this New Year upon us, I am writing to introduce myself as the recently-appointed Chair for the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC). This time of year also allows us to highlight our accomplishments through 2024 and to identify priorities for the next 12 months.
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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 proposal to the province in the coming days, the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) and the South Muskoka community are, on the whole, remaining optimistic. As the planning process now moves to the province, we look forward to advocating for further adjustments…
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Position Update from the Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee – October 18, 2024
The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) is writing to clarify its position. This position update is warranted given the sudden events that transpired last week with the announcement of 10 additional beds at the future South Muskoka site. While the SSMHC is encouraged by and supportive ofthe increase in beds, there remain ongoing, urgent…
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Letter from Physicians – 46 Bed Proposal from MAHC Redevelopment Committee (Oct. 7, 2024)

OTHER MEDIA
Media Links
| SOURCE | PUBLICATION DATE | TITLE | LINK |
| MuskokaTODAY.com | 2026/05/30 | South Muskoka Hospital Advocates Refuse to “Stay Quiet” in Ongoing Fight for “Equal Care” at their Local Hospital | MuskokaTODAY.com |
| MuskokaRegion.com (Metroland) | 2025/09/08 | ‘There’s another piece that’s missing’: Bracebridge mayor asks province to look at hospital governance structure | Bracebridge asks province to review hospital governance |
| MY MUSKOKA NOW | 2025/06/10 | Letter: Kruger Continues to Make Case for Investigation of New Hospitals and Loss of OB in South Muskoka | https://muskokatoday.com/2025/06/letter-kruger-continues-to-make-case-for-investigation-of-new-hospitals-and-loss-of-obstetrics-in-south-of-muskoka/ |
| MY MUSKOKA NOW | 2025/03/03 | Improving local health care a major focus for re-elected MPP | https://www.mymuskokanow.com/141287/news/improving-local-health-care-a-major-focus-for-re-elected-mpp/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2025/02/22 | 2 CANDIDATES SQUARE OFF ON HOSPITALS AS SSMHC MAY GET HEARING WITH MINISTRY OF HEALTH | https://muskokatoday.com/2025/02/2-candidates-square-off-on-hospitals-as-ssmhg-may-get-hearing-with-ministry/ |
| MUSKOKA REGION | 2025/02/15 | Group opposed to south Muskoka hospital plan hosting candidates’ forum | https://www.muskokaregion.com/politics/provincial-elections/group-opposed-to-south-muskoka-hospital-plan-hosting-candidates-forum/article_97b04c05-29bf-56e5-9ccf-f9693f3c7f76.html |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2025/01/10 | FORD CELEBRATES $280 MILLION HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT IN CAMBRIDGE TODAY | https://muskokatoday.com/2025/01/ford-celebrates-280-million-hospital-redevelopment-in-cambridge-today/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2025/01/02 | KRUGER LETTER TO MINISTER JONES REVEALS STARTLING NEW CLAIMS OF HOSPITAL TALKS LAST YEAR | https://muskokatoday.com/2025/01/kruger-letter-to-minister-jones-reveals-startling-new-claims-of-hospital-talks-last-year/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/12/12 | COLLINGWOOD GETS $95.5 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW 132-BED REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL, PROVINCE ANNOUNCES | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/12/collingwood-gets-95-5-million-to-build-new-132-bed-replacement-hospital-province-announces/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/12/06 | UPDATE: NEW HOSPITAL TALKS, PLANS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY BETWEEN MAHC, MINISTRY OF HEALTH | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/12/new-hospital-talks-plans-are-already-underway-between-mahc-ministry-of-health/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/12/06 | ALEXANDER GETS 7 SHORT-TERM ‘TRANSITIONAL BEDS’ TO ‘ALLEVIATE PRESSURE’ ON HOSPITALS | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/12/alexander-gets-7-short-term-transitional-beds-to-alleviate-pressure-on-hospitals/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/10/13 | WAS 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 TODAY | 2024/10/11 | MPP SMITH BAILS OUT MAHC PLAN WITH $50-MILLION MORE FOR 10 ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL BEDS IN SOUTH MUSKOKA | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/10/mpp-smith-bails-out-mahc-plan-with-50-million-for-10-more-beds-in-south-muskoka/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/09/19 | LETTER: WHY WE SHOULD CARE AND ENGAGE. CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT HOSPITALS | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/09/letter-why-we-should-care-and-engage-cautionary-tale-about-hospitals/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/09/18 | TALK IS CHEAP …. CHEAPER THAN A BILLION-DOLLAR HOSPITALS BOONDOGLE AND BLUNDER, SAYS SSMHG CHAIR KRUGER | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/09/talk-is-cheap-cheaper-than-a-billion-dollar-hospitals-boondogle-and-blunder-says-ssmhg-chair-kruger/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/09/03 | MUSKOKA’S HOSPITAL BATTLEFIELD NOT UNLIKE U.S. RIGHT WING POLARIZATIONS. SSMHC SAYS ‘V2’ OPTION ONLY SOLUTON | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/09/muskokas-hospital-battlefield-not-unlike-u-s-right-wing-polarizations-ssmhc-says-v2-option-only-soluton/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/07/23 | HUNTSVILLE ‘STRONGLY ENDORSES’ MAHC HOSPITAL PLAN ‘IN PRINCIPLE’ | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/huntsville-strongly-endorses-mahc-hospital-plan-in-principle/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/07/19 | LETTER: ORILLIA SOLDIERS’ HOSPITAL EXPANDED BY 60 BEDS LAST YEAR; RECEIVED $3.3M FROM WEBER FOUNDATION THIS MONTH | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/letter-orillia-soldiers-hospital-exanded-by-60-beds-last-year-received-3-3m-from-weber-foundation-recently/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/07/17 | LETTER: SSMHC WANTS DISTRICT TO WITHHOLD ‘LOCAL SHARE’ FUNDS UNTIL MAHC AGREES TO TWO EQUAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/07/letter-ssmhc-wants-district-to-withhold-local-share-funds-until-mahc-agrees-to-two-equal-acute-care-hospitals/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/07/02 | 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 | https://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 TODAY | 2024/07/01 | HOSPITALS’ 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 TODAY | 2024/06/24 | MPP SMITH THANKS MAHC FOR ‘SLOWING DOWN’ AND HEARING WHAT DOCTORS, COMMUNITY WANT FOR HOSPITALS | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/06/mpp-smith-thanks-mahc-for-slowing-down-and-hearing-what-doctors-community-want-for-hospitals/ |
| SSMHC | 2024/06/23 | SSMHC rally on Sunday June 23, 2024 | recording here. |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/06/23 | 2ND SOUTH MUSKOKA HOSPITAL RALLY SUPPORTERS WET, BUT STILL WILLING TO COME OUT FOR THEIR HOSPITAL TODAY | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/06/2nd-south-muskoka-hospital-rally-supporters-wet-but-still-willing-to-come-out-for-their-hospital-today/ |
| MUSKOKA TODAY | 2024/06/21 | DOCTORS, HOSPITAL ARE AT LEAST TALKING AGAIN, BUT LITTLE REAL PROGRESS AS MUSKOKA POLITICIANS AT NEGOTIATING TABLE | https://muskokatoday.com/2024/06/doctors-hospital-are-at-least-talking-again-but-little-real-progress-as-muskoka-politicians-at-negotiating-table/ |

