Southlake Health's Distributed Health Network
Since opening its doors over a century ago, Southlake Health has delivered leading edge care, close to home to patients and families in northern York Region and southern Simcoe County. Building on that foundation of excellence, Southlake is on a journey to redefine how care is delivered.
Over the next decade, Southlake will build a Distributed Health Network (DHN) — a more sustainable model that organizes services across multiple sites and communities rather than relying on a single hospital. A new hospital in East Gwillimbury and redeveloped Davis Drive campus will anchor care across northern York Region and southern Simcoe County. They will be supported by community-based services at Advanced Care Centres across the region and enabled by digital health and system partnerships. Together, all of this will allow Southlake to meet the needs of a growing and aging population, improve experiences for patients and staff, and bring care even closer to home.
Follow along and learn how Southlake will continue to deliver leading edge care, close to home.
Serving Northern York Region and Southern Simcoe County
Guided by Population Health Management
Understanding the health and wellness needs of our growing communities is essential to planning for the future of care.
Through the Population Health Management Advance, Southlake Health is bringing together local and global expertise to better understand population health needs, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop innovative, data-driven solutions that improve health outcomes for residents across northern York Region and southern Simcoe County.
This work will help inform the development of Southlake's Distributed Health Network, supporting more integrated, coordinated care that meets the evolving needs of our communities.
The Population Health Management Advance focuses on:
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Understanding current and future health and wellness needs across our communities
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Using data and evidence to identify health trends, service gaps, and opportunities for improvement
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Bringing together local and global expertise to inform innovative approaches to care
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Supporting more proactive, integrated, and equitable care closer to home
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Emergency department visit in 2025
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Projected emergency department visits in 2034
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residents in York Region expected by 2051
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residents in Simcoe County expected by 2031
Our Transformation Over the Years
With provincial endorsement and funding secured, Southlake is now moving from planning to implementation of its Distributed Health Network. This milestone marks the beginning of the next phase of detailed planning for both the new hospital and the redevelopment of the Davis Drive campus.
Planning will focus not only on buildings, but on how care is delivered across the system. As part of the Distributed Health Network, Southlake will:
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Define services across two hospital sites
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Expand care through Advanced Care Centres, which will provide high quality hospital-level care and community-based programs
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Strengthen partnerships across the region to improve coordination and access
The goal is to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
Ongoing engagement will ensure the plan reflects local community needs, clinical expertise and innovation, and opportunities to improve patient and caregiver experiences.