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TOGETHER, WE’RE BUILDING

THE FUTURE OF CARE AT GBGH

By Matthew Lawson, President & CEO, Georgian Bay General Hospital

At Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH), our ability to grow and evolve to meet
the needs of our community is made possible by you — our donors.

Thanks to your generosity, we recently celebrated a major milestone in advancing care closer to home. The opening of
our new MRI program in March 2025 brought state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging to GBGH. This investment is already
reducing wait times and eliminating the need for long-distance travel for patients in our community.

And because of your enthusiastic investment in early breast cancer detection, we are already working to introduce a
new mammography program at GBGH later this year. This is a critical step toward improving access and outcomes for
patients across our region.

These achievements are more than service enhancements — they are powerful reflections of your commitment to
delivering excellent care, right here at home.

Looking ahead, your generosity continues to shape our future. With your support, the Foundation has secured 22
acres of land directly behind our current hospital site. This land will be the future home of a new, modern hospital —
a campus of care designed to meet the growing and changing needs of our region for generations to come.

We’ve already begun planning and pre-approval processes to ensure the site is ready for development as soon as we
receive the go-ahead from the Ministry of Health. This proactive momentum is only possible because of your belief in
our vision and your investment in our future.
On behalf of everyone at GBGH, thank you. You are not only helping us meet today’s needs, you are laying the
foundation for tomorrow’s care.

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