Bowmanville Hospital Redevelopment
Durham Region is one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario with its population expected to double by 2041. Redeveloping Bowmanville hospital will provide enhanced patient care through the use of modernized facilities, as well as more than double the size of the current hospital. This will help meet the changing health care needs and shape delivery of acute care services for those living in Bowmanville, the Municipality of Clarington and surrounding areas.
In the March 2019 Provincial Budget, the Ontario Government confirmed its commitment to redeveloping Bowmanville Hospital, while the the Municipality of Clarington made an incredible $5-million gift towards the hospital’s expansion. Lakeridge Health continues to work with its government partners to move the project through the multi-step hospital capital approval process.
Quick Facts
- Bowmanville Hospital is home to the Regional Eye Centre and is a full-service community hospital serving people across Durham Region.
- Durham Region is one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario with the population expected to double by 2041.
- In 2018-19, there were 38,050 inpatient hospital discharges, 204,551 emergency room visits, 440,772 clinic visits and 52,335 surgieries across Lakeridge Health.
March 2021
We are pleased to provide the following update on the Bowmanville Hospital’s helipad.
For over 30 years, the Bowmanville Hospital’s helipad has been used to urgently transfer critically ill patients by helicopter from the hospital to other acute care facilities. Access to air ambulance transport is an essential part of delivering health care services to the Clarington community.
In September 2018, the hospital’s helipad ceased operations due to safety concerns. Since that time, Lakeridge Health has been working with ORNGE Air Ambulance Service, along with municipal, provincial, and federal government partners on securing a location, funding, and capital approvals for a temporary heliport site in Bowmanville. This temporary site will accommodate emergency air transportation until a permanent rooftop helipad is completed as part of the Bowmanville Hospital redevelopment plan. Throughout this process we have been guided by feedback from our community partners and members of the local community.
Site Location
In January 2021, the Ministry of Health announced funding to move forward with the development of a temporary heliport site. A property on Haines Street, a five-minute drive from the hospital, has been identified as the location by the Municipality of Clarington and endorsed by the Ministry of Health.
The site is located in an open field on the west side of Haines Street, east of Soper Creek Forest, south of the Bowmanville Cemetery, and north of existing warehousing. This site is within the municipality’s existing ‘General Industrial’ land use designation.
A feasibility assessment has ensured the site meets all safety requirements and technical standards for both ORNGE and Transport Canada. The heliport will be operated by Lakeridge Health and will be used exclusively to accommodate emergency medical air transportation by helicopter to and from the Bowmanville Hospital. Helicopters may approach or depart the heliport in any direction depending on weather conditions.
Email address - bowmanvilleheliport@lh.ca
Telephone - (905) 576-8711 ext. 34123
Thank you for your interest and support of continuing access to critical emergency air transport of patients in the Clarington community and beyond.