
Summer 2026: Read our Executive Bulletin

Releases from SSMHC
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An Open Letter to the Residents of South Muskoka: “Act Like Your Life Depends On It: Continuing the Good Fight”
Dear Resident and Neighbour: We write with shocking and disappointing news concerning our community’s fight to save South Muskoka Hospital. The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) is informed that Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is submitting to Ontario Health for a wholly inadequate 36-bed hospital at the South Muskoka site within days.
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MAHC Working Groups Another Fiction in a Broken Collaborative Process
The Save South Muskoka Hospital Committee (SSMHC) writes to respond to the recent Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) initiative to establish community working groups. This is a disingenuous attempt to appear to be on a “collaborative” path with stakeholders. To date, MAHC has lacked substance, accuracy and transparency in every aspect of the redevelopment project. MAHC’s…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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SSMHC Position Statement #2 – Alternate Level of Care Resources
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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…
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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…
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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…
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SSMH Committee Response to MAHC Press Release on April 12, 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/ |

