MPP Oosterhoff Celebrates Major Milestone in Construction of New South Niagara Hospital
February 25, 2026
Niagara Falls – The Ontario government is marking a significant milestone in the construction of Niagara Health’s new South Niagara Hospital with the raising of the final structural beam. Once complete, this new hospital will add more beds and expanded acute care, making it easier for patients across the region to receive the care they need closer 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 fifty major hospital projects across the province over the next ten years.
“Niagara is entering a new chapter in health care,” said Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West.
“With a newly rebuilt West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, ongoing construction of the South Niagara Hospital and a planning grant in place for the refurbishment of the Welland Hospital, we are building a stronger, more connected hospital system that meets the needs of patients across the region.”
“With more than 150 additional beds, a 24/7 emergency department and experts across the spectrum of care needs, the South Niagara Hospital will provide convenient, world-class health care to residents and Niagara Falls and across the region,” said Hon. Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario.
“Our government will continue to deliver on our historic hospital and primary care expansions, so families have reliable access to quality health-care services, no matter where they live.”
The government’s $3.2 billion investment is supporting the construction of the new twelve storey, 1.3-million-square-foot South Niagara Hospital, that will include consolidated and expanded acute care services, updated infrastructure with high-tech facilities and ensure increased connected care in the region. Once completed in Summer 2028, the new state-of-the-art hospital will provide patients and families with 469 beds, 24/7 emergency department, expanded diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic services, ambulatory services and complex continuing care inpatient services and new centres of excellence specializing in stroke, complex care, geriatric care and wellness in aging.
“Today’s milestone brings the province one step closer to delivering on its goal to connect more families in Niagara to convenient, high-quality care close to home,” said Hon. Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.
“The new South Niagara Hospital will significantly increase capacity to meet the needs of the region’s growing population, ensuring Niagara communities can connect to the care they need, right in their own community for generations to come.”
“Today’s milestone is a proud moment for Niagara Health and for the communities we serve,” said Lynn Guerriero, President and Chief Executive Officer of Niagara Health.
“Reaching this point reflects years of planning and collaboration by our teams, and we are grateful to the province for its significant investment in modern health-care infrastructure.”
“Once complete, this modern and integrated facility will provide residents and families across Niagara with the quality care they need and deserve,” said Hon. Todd McCarthy, Acting Minister of Infrastructure.
“Thanks to Premier Ford’s leadership, our government is investing nearly $60 billion in health infrastructure across the province, as part of our more than $223 billion capital plan to support growing communities, keep workers on the job and protect Ontario.”
The new hospital will support Niagara Health to continue to deliver a full range of acute care hospital services to the 450,000 residents across Niagara. This includes operating one of Ontario’s busiest emergency departments and providing specialized cancer, cardiac, kidney and acute care.
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.