The Cambridge City Council has scheduled a public workshop for February 9, 2026. Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) officials are expected to attend to discuss how the hospital’s recent redevelopment will translate into improved care for residents of Cambridge, Ontario.
After more than a decade of construction and roughly a $280-million redevelopment, hospital leaders will outline how the new facilities are intended to reduce emergency department wait times and support recruitment of family physicians to the community.
CMH says the redevelopment increased capacity from 147 beds (2019) to 217 beds as of 2025, and that about 80% of inpatient rooms are single-occupancy to improve infection control and patient privacy. (Note: some media reports of the redevelopment have cited a total of 197 beds; CMH’s official materials list 217.)
The hospital and local reporting have highlighted recent pressure on the emergency department: CMH reported that, from Dec. 1–31, 2025, 90% of patients received a physician assessment within 9.8 hours or less, and the ED experienced high volumes through the winter season. Hospital officials are scheduled to present their 2026–2030 Multi‑Year Capital Plan at the workshop; the CMH briefing notes show a 2025–26 capital allocation of $29.8 million intended for patient-facing improvements and related staffing support.
CMH is also implementing a new electronic health record. In August 2025 the hospital selected Oracle Health’s Foundation EHR and is joining the regional EHR ecosystem to streamline clinical information sharing and improve care coordination.
City leaders plan to discuss how the upgraded facilities and digital systems can be used to attract more family doctors and reduce access pressures in primary and emergency care.
