Midhurst/October 21, 2024 – Last week County of Simcoe Councillors presented representatives from the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance with a cheque for $427,782 towards building up local residential hospice and palliative care services across the region.
These funds are part of the County’s five-year $2.5 million commitment between 2021 to 2025, to support with community expansion and capital projects, along with Infection Prevention and Control upgrades at regional hospice centres.
This year’s allocation of was issued in the following amounts to Alliance partners:
- Hospice Georgian Triangle – $55,156
- Hospice Simcoe – $107,072
- Matthews House Hospice – $94,993
- Mariposa House Hospice – $170,561
Quotes
“Funding regional hospice care is investing in dignity and compassion. By building up hospice services, we ensure that individuals and their families receive the comfort, respect, and quality care they deserve during life’s most challenging moments. We also hope that our support encourages greater awareness and funding for these extremely important agencies in our communities.” – County of Simcoe Warden Basil Clarke
“That the County of Simcoe recognizes the value of hospice care and is willing to support us with important capital projects is crucial. The hospices in our county are nimble, charitable organizations that remain close to their respective communities and rely on donated and public funds to provide exceptional end-of-life care.” ~ Ted Markle, Executive Director, Mariposa House Hospice
Photo Caption: County Councillors joined with Township of Severn Council members and representatives from the County of Simcoe and Simcoe County Hospice Alliance to celebrate this investment.
About the Simcoe County Hospice Alliance
The Alliance was formed to look at regional planning and project capital needs across Simcoe County for area hospice centres. This group is comprised of representatives from Hospice Georgian Triangle in Collingwood, Hospice Huronia in Midland, Mariposa House Hospice in Orillia, Matthews House Hospice in Alliston, and Hospice Simcoe in Barrie. From 2017 to 2019, the County also provided $1.5 million as part of its previous three-year commitment towards creating greater access.
About the County of Simcoe
County of Simcoe is composed of 16 member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents, in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.
