Ontario invests $108M to purchase 4 planes for Ornge Air Ambulance

The province is investing $108 million to purchase four planes for Ornge Air Ambulance to expand its fleet, which transports patients from rural and northern areas to larger centres for health care.Posted: Nov 07, 2023 12:19 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

"With this investment, Ornge will also be able to add two fully staffed 24/7 air ambulance crews to support this expansion that will improve access to the care Ontarians need when they need it," Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said at a press conference in Sudbury. The province has purchased eight planes for Ornge since December 2022, and plans to expand the fleet to 12 aircraft by 2026.

NDP health critic France Gélinas says the new aircraft for Ornge Air Ambulance were needed. "This is something that has been needed for a long time," said Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, the NDP's health critic.

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