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TORONTO - A mobile health clinic in Eastern Ontario, a cardiac rehabilitation program in Toronto and a program to bring fresh produce to a Waterloo Region hospital are amongst the 18 finalists for the 2008 Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Awards.

RICHMOND HILL - New beds, more surgeries, and lower wait times are being targeted with a $667.2 million funding boost for Ontario hospitals - a 4.9 per cent increase over last year.

TORONTO - Ontario is the national leader in reducing wait times for five priority health services, according to a new report card issued by the Wait Time Alliance (WTA).

Ontario is now reporting three more patient safety indicators as part of a comprehensive plan for unprecedented transparency in the province's hospitals.

Ontario is improving access to care by making it easier for men to get tested for prostate cancer closer to home.

The McGuinty government is ensuring Ontarians receive the highest quality of home care services with a new strategy that includes province-wide quality measures and a public reporting system.

The divestment of the provincially-run Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene (MHCP) to the new board of Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene Corporation is now complete -- keeping services and jobs in the community.

The McGuinty government has reached a new agreement with the Ontario Medical Association that includes a shared commitment to help 500,000 Ontarians without a family physician find one.

Ontario has appointed Dr. Alan Hudson as the Chair of eHealth Ontario, a restructured agency responsible for all aspects of e-health in Ontario including creating an electronic health record for all Ontarians.

Ontario is boosting patient safety measures by creating infection control resource teams, funding 66 more infection prevention and control practitioners in hospitals and local health units, and supporting more effective antibiotic usage.