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‘Sault Area Hospital is losing out on dollars that could be allocated to it, but instead they’re flowing increasingly to private for-profit facilities,’ said researcher Greg McGrath-Goudie Oct 4, 2026 4:15 PM SooToday Although Premier Doug Ford has said private health care facilities will reduce surgical backlogs, a new report warns that increased funding for...
“As the Ford government diverts funding to private facilities, Ontario’s public operating rooms are underutilized. Many sit dark on weekends; others become storage rooms, a monumental waste of an expensive resource,” writes Iris Gorfinkel. Oct. 1, 2026 By Iris Gorfinkel Contributor Iris Gorfinkel is a family physician and clinical researcher in Toronto Toronto Star Half of...
The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn’t good health policy By Andrew Longhurst Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) September 28, 2026 The Ontario government is aggressively promoting greater for-profit involvement in health care delivery. The most pronounced shift in this policy...
New Financial Accountability Office review predicts both sectors will see a funding shortfall in 2027-28 Amy van den Berg CBC News Posted: Sep 24, 2026 The province’s health-care, university and college sectors will need to spend more to sustain their current service levels, according to reports from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO). The...
Hamilton’s largest hospital network projecting $150-million deficit. Sept. 18, 2026 By Joanna Frketich The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton’s largest hospital network is cutting 413 jobs — including 143 nurses — as it grapples with a projected $150-million deficit. The Spectator has learned that Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is looking to cut two per cent from clinical budgets and...
“I knew that there were patients that were in pain and dying, literally dying, and not getting the help they needed … I didn’t have the support.” – Dr. Suzanne Godsoe Sept. 3, 2026 By Omar Mosleh Staff Reporter Toronto Star It was 4 a.m. when the emergency department chief assigned Dr. Suzanne Godsoe a patient, a woman in her 60s with signs of sepsis. She...
The predictable consequence to the gaps in our health funding? Private spending keeps growing faster than public Aug. 17, 2026 Toronto Star By Danyaal Raza, Contributor Dr. Danyaal Raza is an associate professor at the University of Toronto and a family doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital. Every budget cycle, we hear the same warning: public health-care spending is...
The $3.2 Billion Health Care Question the Ford Government Doesn’t Want You to Ask Aug. 13, 2026 Toronto Star By Iris Gorfinkel Contributor Iris Gorfinkel is a family physician and clinical researcher in Toronto. “There always has to be accountability … that’s the least of our issues.” — Premier Doug Ford By Oct. 1, Ontario will report on a $3.195 billion question: What...
