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The funds hospitals use to pay day-to-day bills have plummeted by $2.2 billion since 2020, says new report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ontario Council of Hospital Unions August 14, 2026 OTTAWA – Ontario’s hospital crisis has hit a boiling point, says new report released today by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE). Citing the latest data, Pushed over the brink: the...
Balancing hospital budgets on the backs of frontline healthcare workers. A heartfelt letter from a frontline nurse. Dear Ontario Health Coalition, I am writing as a frontline nurse at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) and a concerned healthcare worker seeking your support regarding significant increases to employee parking fees at our hospital. WRHN recently...
Researchers say prevailing theme of survey is ‘broken’ health-care system pushing physicians to the brink Lauren Pelley CBC News Posted: Jul 27, 2026 Dr. Kaitlin Stockton has watched far too many patients suffer in overflowing emergency departments. The Vancouver-based physician has given patients she just met a cancer diagnosis, with little privacy in the middle of...
Majority of Ontario hospitals are also forecasting budget deficits, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Tina Yazdani May 11, 2026 The Trillium The Ford government says it is addressing capacity pressures inside hospitals, even as a new report finds a dramatic increase in emergency department wait times is putting patients at risk. The new research...
J.C. Coutts Bayshore Broadcasting Apr 21, 2026 | 6:03 AM The Ontario Health Coalition says demonstrations taking place this weekend are the first in a series of events planned across the province opposing the privatization of hospital services. The coalition says local volunteers aim to mobilize 10,000 people throughout Ontario this year to demand the Government of Ontario stop expanding...
Ambulance offload times at local hospitals better than they’ve ever been, said paramedic services chief John Riches. March 19, 2026 By Bill Jackson, Waterloo Region Record Reporter Emergency ambulance availability in Waterloo Region has improved dramatically, with one “Code Zero” event recorded during the last nine months of 2025. This single instance brought the year-to-date...
Patients across the country can spend days on stretchers and in storage rooms waiting for beds Natalie Stechyson, CBC News Posted: Mar 13, 2026 Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms. Patients dying in their seats. No, we’re not describing an episode of HBO’s gritty medical drama The Pitt. These are real-life scenes playing out in Canada’s emergency...
CUPE says the province’s funding plan will deepen staffing shortages, expand wait times, and push more patients into hallway and waiting room care. Janiece Campbell, Now Toronto March 2 2026 What to know Health-care workers rallied outside Premier Doug Ford’s Etobicoke office Monday to protest the province’s plan to cut hospital funding by 10 per cent over three years. CUPE says...
