Article content

A new Civic hospital is a priority for the Doug Ford government, says Nepean MPP and cabinet minister Lisa MacLeod.

MacLeod, who is minister for children, community and social services and women’s issues in the provincial government, said she is in regular contact with Jack Kitts, who heads The Ottawa Hospital.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or New Civic campus on track: 'We need a new hospital,' MacLeod says Back to video

“We are still on track and it is a priority for me and my government. We need a new hospital.”

The current Civic hospital will be 100 years old in 2023. Local hospital officials and politicians have long said a replacement is desperately needed. After years of debate over a suitable site, land at the eastern edge of The Central Experimental Farm was approved in 2016. The planning process has begun in earnest in the past year.

The election of a Progressive Conservative government earlier this year with a mandate to transform the health system and “put it on a sustainable course” has raised questions about planned super hospitals in Ottawa and elsewhere in the province.