Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Ontario Taking the Next Step to Expand Stevenson Memorial Hospital
News ReleaseJanuary 30, 2026
Contract awarded for $174 million redevelopment that will connect more people in the region to quality care close to home
NEW TECUMSETH —The Ontario government has awarded the construction contract for Phase One of Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s redevelopment to Canadian construction company Pomerleau Inc. This step marks a significant milestone in the project which, once complete, will help the province deliver on its goal to connect more families in New Tecumseth and the surrounding communities to convenient, high-quality care close to home. The project is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario’s health-care system by investing nearly $60 billion in more than 50 major hospital projects across the province over the next 10 years. “Our government is making historic investments to protect Ontario’s health-care system and connect more people to the care they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “By investing in the redevelopment of Stevenson Memorial Hospital, we are making it faster and easier for more people and their families to access world-class hospital care in their community, for generations to come.” The government’s $174 million investment will support the redevelopment of Stevenson Memorial Hospital including new and expanded acute care areas, the construction of a new, three-storey building that will more than double the size of the hospital, to approximately 147,100 square feet, and increasing inpatient bed capacity by 20 per cent. The complete redevelopment is expected to be done by late 2028, and will help more people and families access the care they need, where and when they need it. Once Phase One of the hospital’s redevelopment is completed, the expanded hospital will provide patients and families with: - Space to accommodate nine new inpatient beds at the hospital, increasing the total number of beds from 38 to up to 47
- A new emergency department that is triple the size of the current department
- Expanded diagnostic and surgical services
- A brand-new birthing suite
Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government continues to take bold and decisive action to expand and modernize Ontario’s hospitals, making it faster and easier for people of all ages to connect to the high-quality care they need, where and when they need it.
Quick Facts- Canadian construction company Pomerleau Inc. has been awarded the contract.
- Stevenson Memorial Hospital is a fully accredited hospital that currently offers 38 inpatient beds and a wide range of outpatient services to the communities it serves, including Adjala-Tosorontio, Canadian Forces Base Borden, Essa, Innisfil, and New Tecumseth.
- Infrastructure Ontario and Stevenson Memorial Hospital selected Pomerleau Inc. following extensive evaluations through an open, fair and competitive procurement process that began in August 2024.
- Over the next 10 years, Ontario is investing nearly $60 billion on major health infrastructure. This is part of the government’s plan to get shovels in the ground on more than 50 major hospital projects across the province, which will deliver approximately 3,000 new hospital beds and build a connected, people-first health-care system.
- The Ontario government is investing $257 million in 2025-26 to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs at 126 hospitals and 66 community health-care facilities across the province, a 12.3 per cent increase from the previous year.
- In 2025-26, Stevenson Memorial Hospital is receiving $434,000 through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund, including $205,000 in one-time funding as an Exceptional Circumstance Project Grant, to support the critical infrastructure needs of the hospital.
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