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The Crumbling State of Northern Ontario’s Healthcare: A Call to Action
Healthcare in Ontario is crumbling but it's even worse in Northern Ontario and residents can't afford to wait for change any longer Lisa...
Lisa Rene-de-Cotret
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Hospital discharges, what rights do patients & their substitute decision-makers have?
Posted: December 20, 2024 At this webinar, Jane Meadus, lawyer and advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, and Natalie Mehra,...
Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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How The Grinch stole family medicine: A tale of Ontario’s health crisis
Dec 18, 2024 by Alykhan Abdulla It began, not with a whisper, but a groan that echoed across my clinic and the community I serve. Like a...
Alykhan Abdulla
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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Protesters shame Ontario government during pre-budget consultations
Healthcare top topic of concern for those protesting; voters urged to contact local MPPs and voice their displeasure Three local health...
Bob Ross
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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No Room at the Inn: Hospital discharges, what rights do patients & their substitute decision-makers have?
Join our upcoming webinar "No Room at the Inn: Hospital discharges, what rights do patients & their substitute decision-makers have?" as...
Ontario Health Coalition
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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2024 worst year for Ontario ER closures, CBC analysis finds
1 out of every 5 hospitals with an ER or urgent care centre had unplanned shutdowns Julie Ireton , Valerie Ouellet · CBC News · Posted:...
Julie Ireton
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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What does OHIP cover?
Which patient charges are allowed and which are not allowed? Posted: November 14, 2024 The Ontario Health Coalition is sharing...
Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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Ontario missed interim target for providing hands-on care to long-term care residents
Next goal is 4 hours per day of direct care by end of March 2025 Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 25, 2024 9:31 AM EST...
Allison Jones
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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Stand up for seniors who suffered and died in for-profit LTC
This GoFundMe is for our court challenge to the Ford government's decision to reward Orchard Villa with a planned new 30-year license and...
Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 3, 20241 min read
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Workers at one of Toronto’s largest nursing homes speak out on ‘chronic’ staffing shortages and ‘toxic’ work environments
The City of Toronto says it “does not tolerate discrimination or harassment” at any of its long-term-care homes. Oct. 22, 2024 Workers...
Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Nursing Agencies Costly to Canada's Public Healthcare System
Medscape Medical News Marilynn Larkin October 07, 2024 Private nursing agencies are for-profit staffing companies that provide what are...
Marilynn Larkin
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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You can be fired by your doctor for visiting a walk-in clinic
In fear of getting de-rostered, some patients have resorted to visiting ERs for non-emergency care when their family doctors aren't...
Kevin Jiang
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Public health-care facilities projected to spend $1.5B on private nursing agencies in previous year: report
Private nursing agencies could cost Canadian health-care facilities approximately $1.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a new report...
CTV National News
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Hospital data shows Ontario's hallway health care problem is worse than ever
Internal government data shows nearly 2,000 patients on average kept in ‘unconventional spaces’ like hallways and break rooms in January...
Aidan Chamandy
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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MYTH BUSTER: 10 big myths about health care privatization
September 10, 2024 The Ford government is indeed privatizing our public health care system. It is false to claim they are not. It is a...
Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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For-profit privatization is a threat to Public Medicare for all of us
BRIEFING NOTE: The Ford Government’s Plan to Privatize Ontario’s Public Hospital Services Posted: September 3, 2024 THE LATEST On...
Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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Surgical waits vary a lot between Ontario hospitals: study
Authors urge province to better co-ordinate waitlists for non-urgent surgery Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Aug 16, 2024 4:00 AM EDT A...
Mike Crawley
Aug 16, 20241 min read
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Doug Ford's joke about sending overflow patients to vet draws ire
'This is Doug Ford's let them eat cake moment,' says Ontario Liberal health critic The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 14, 2024 4:29 PM EDT...
Canadian Press
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Join us at FordFest and #ThankDougFord for nothing!
Milton, Ontario Doug Ford is hosting his annual FordFest in Milton on Friday, August 16 to celebrate his so-called “accomplishments.” ...
Ontario Federation of Labour
Aug 14, 20241 min read
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Study says Ontario’s hospital workers are ‘Running on Empty’
By Richard Coffin Tuesday, Aug. 13th, 2024 A new peer-reviewed study warns Ontario’s hospital workers, including those locally, are in...
Richard Coffin
Aug 14, 20241 min read
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