OCP Announces $5 Million Gift to Expand Pediatric Care at Health Sciences North

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OCP Announces $5 Million Gift to Expand Pediatric Care at Health Sciences North

OCP Construction Supplies has made a $5 million donation to Health Sciences North (HSN) to support the expansion of pediatric care across Northeastern Ontario. In recognition of this gift, HSN’s Pediatric Department has been renamed Cousineau Family Pediatrics.

This donation builds on the Cousineau family’s support for NEO Kids, which has continued since 2020. Families across the North, from communities like Hearst and Timmins to Sudbury, often face long travel times for pediatric appointments. The Cousineau family’s own experience with pediatric care at HSN underscored the importance of having specialized care close to home, and that experience helped shape this decision to give.

The gift will help fund new, child-friendly clinical spaces and bring HSN’s pediatric clinics together under one roof. HSN sees more than 40,000 pediatric visits each year, and demand for services continues to outpace the hospital’s current space and resources. Our contribution supports HSN’s broader capital expansion plan, which includes a new pediatric inpatient unit, additional private rooms, and consolidated clinics covering areas such as diabetes, cardiology, complex care, and cancer treatment.

We are proud to stand behind HSN and the families of Northeastern Ontario, and we encourage other businesses in the region to consider supporting the hospital’s expansion plans.

Christine Cousineau ( Daughter of Rick Cousineau, and Former NEO Kids patient, spoke to the gathering for her family’s funding announcement at HSN on Tuesday. Credit: Len Gillis/Sudbury.com
Cousineau Family Pediatrics wing at Health Sciences North
Cousineau Family Pediatrics Signage at HSN alongside donor plaque.

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