Maple Grove United Church Makes Legacy Gift For New Hospital Build
Bowmanville, ON – October 3, 2025 – The Bowmanville Hospital Foundation is honoured to announce a legacy gift from Maple Grove United Church to support the redevelopment of Lakeridge Health Bowmanville Hospital. As part of the church’s charitable commitments, $145,000 has been designated to the hospital’s redevelopment project – an investment that will help transform care close to home for generations.
Maple Grove United Church has been a pillar of the Bowmanville community for more than 150 years. This meaningful gift marks a new chapter for the congregation in its history.
“This gift is a powerful expression of Maple Grove United Church’s enduring heart for Bowmanville,” said Maria Petri, CEO, Bowmanville Hospital Foundation. “We are deeply grateful to the congregation for choosing to carry forward their legacy by investing in the health of their neighbours. We will steward this gift with great care and pride.”
Recognizing the congregation’s long history of service and fellowship, the church’s congregation wished to ensure their legacy continues through charitable giving focused on local impact. For many members, including seniors and families, the hospital’s redevelopment holds special meaning as they anticipate greater use of health services in the years ahead.
As Bowmanville Hospital moves forward with the redevelopment plans – adding modern private patient rooms, expanded ambulatory care clinics, a dedicated Eye Care Centre, a Nephrology & Diabetes Centre with haemodialysis, a rooftop helipad, and Level 3 Critical Care capacity – this legacy gift from Maple Grove United Church helps bring these lifesaving enhancements within reach. We are profoundly grateful to the entire congregation for their trust, generosity, and enduring commitment to care close to home. Their support will be felt by patients and families across Clarington and the Durham Region for generations.
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About the Bowmanville Hospital Foundation & Redevelopment Project
Bowmanville Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization that raises funds annually to fund equipment needs, facility enhancements, and other high priority needs for Bowmanville Hospital. For more information about Bowmanville Hospital Foundation, please visit www.WeCareWeCan.ca.
As one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario, the Durham Region population is expected to double by 2041. To ensure our integrated, regional system of health can continue to meet the rapidly growing demands of our community, the new Bowmanville Hospital will undergo a significant re-build, nearly doubling its current size. Once complete, the Bowmanville Hospital will usher in a new era of health care delivery in Durham Region with features including new ambulatory care clinics and a Haemodialysis Centre. It will also house a rooftop helipad to enable rapid access to emergency services, and Level 3 Critical Care capacity, the highest level of care provided in hospitals for critically ill or injured patients.
About Lakeridge Health
With five hospitals, four emergency departments, three critical care units, a long-term care home, a full range of medical and surgical specialties, more than 20 community health-care locations and a state-of-the-art surgical centre within the Jerry Coughlan Health & Wellness Centre, Lakeridge Health offers some of the broadest and most comprehensive acute care, ambulatory care, and long-term care services in Ontario.
Lakeridge Health is also home to several regional specialty centres and services, including the Central East Regional Cancer Program, R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, The Shoulder Centre, eye care, thoracic, gynecology oncology and chronic kidney disease services. Additionally, we are proud to serve our community with a full suite of inpatient, ambulatory, and community-based mental health and addictions services, and provide safe, high-quality, compassionate care in our state-of-the-art long-term care home, Lakeridge Gardens.
Lakeridge Health is redefining the future of health care through transformative research, dynamic academic partnerships, and groundbreaking clinical trials. With over 140 active studies, we’re at the forefront of advancing medical knowledge, expanding treatment options, and improving the lives of our patients. Our one-of-a-kind Queen’s-Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program is on the leading edge of training the next generation of primary care doctors. Each year, over 3,000 students and trainees are supported by the Lakeridge Health Education and Research Network (LHEARN). Through our innovative collaboration with Ontario Tech University, we’re also harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize patient care. Together with our academic, community, and industry partners, Lakeridge Health is tackling the toughest health challenges and elevating the quality of care for the communities we serve.
Guided by our vision of One System. Best Health. and supported by a dedicated team of nearly 9,000 staff, physicians, and volunteers, Lakeridge Health is a proud member of the Durham Ontario Health Team (Durham OHT) and works in collaboration with the Durham OHT, as well as primary care, and community and government partners to foster a truly integrated, regional system of care. Together, we are focused on empowering people to live their best health and fostering an accessible, inclusive, and equitable environment for all.