Ontario Invests in Dialysis Programs at Renfrew Victoria Hospital

Expanded Facility Will Provide Patients in Renfrew with Better Access to Services

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Ontario is investing $9,627,900 in new construction and renovations for Renfrew Victoria Hospital's dialysis project to provide local patients with faster access to vital dialysis services.

Patients with kidney disease will be able to access dialysis services in a newly renovated and expanded space. Additional project highlights include:

• Six new hemodialysis treatment stations, increasing the total to 20, which will allow for 5,616 more hemodialysis treatments per year.

• A central, modernised, and expanded location within the hospital and adjacent to the regional renal dialysis service.

• Training clinics for home dialysis patients, which will help people receive treatment in their homes with less travelling for health care.

• Additional office and storage space for the dialysis program, an expanded pharmacy and an emergency room sleep room for doctors that will improve emergency room support.

Improving access to health care closer to home is part of the government's plan to build a better Ontario through its Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care, providing patients with faster access to the right care, better home and community care, the information they need to live healthy and a health care system that's sustainable for generations to come.

Quick Facts

• Since 2003, the government has approved up to $11 million towards total project costs in capital projects (including the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund) at Renfrew Victoria Hospital which are either complete or underway.
• Renfrew Victoria Hospital is a fully accredited facility, offering surgical, medical, and complex continuing care including an extensive ambulatory care program with over 30,000 emergency and clinic visits per year.
• Renfrew Victoria Hospital has been designated by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as the Regional Centre for Renfrew County Nephrology Services. A 20-station hemodialysis unit is located at Renfrew Victoria Hospital; a six-station satellite hemodialysis unit is located at the St. Francis Memorial Hospital in Barry’s Bay; and a six-station unit is located at the Pembroke Regional Hospital. Pre-dialysis care clinics are also offered.

Additional Resources

• Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care
• Building Together, Ontario’s long-term infrastructure plan

Quotes

“The expansion and redevelopment of Renfrew Victoria Hospital’s dialysis programs will ensure patients with kidney disease continue to receive better access to the programs they need. Today’s announcement demonstrates our government’s commitment to putting patients first and connecting them with quality services in the community.”

Dr. Eric Hoskins

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

“On behalf of the patients and families of Renfrew County who suffer from chronic kidney disease, I would like to express my appreciation to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, the Ministry staff and the entire Wynne government for this significant investment. With this new facility, it ensures we have capacity to meet the needs of patients into the future.”

Randy Penney

President & Chief Executive Officer, Renfrew Victoria Hospital

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