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ICU Care Spikes To 17-Month High in Waterloo Region
Two more seniors die of COVID-19 as ICU care spikes to 17-month high in Waterloo Region Ten hospital patients who need intensive care is...

Jeff Outhit
Jan 28, 2024


Doc closing practice over 'systemic' issues amid family medicine 'crisis'
'I remain disappointed at the lack of serious reforms to improve primary care, despite the government rhetoric,' says doctor of hurdles...

Andrew Philips
Jan 26, 2024


Ontario's New For-Profit Healthcare System
What could possibly go wrong? Plenty! This one-minute video explains it all. Weblink at the end of the article. Posted on X by...

Stewart Reynolds
Jan 22, 2024


Overcrowding kills… and that’s what we are starting to see
~ Dr. Trevor Jain, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians As Canada’s health systems strain, more private care would mark...

David Baxter
Jan 22, 2024


Hurry up and wait.
'This is not inevitable:' Offload delays continue to plague hospital Provincial NDP leader and the Waterloo Region Health Coalition met...

Matt Betts
Jan 20, 2024


Can you remember the last time health care wasn’t in crisis?
OPINION: I can't remember the last time the system was functioning well. Who knows how bad it'll have to get before somebody does...

Matt Gurney
Jan 20, 2024


Ontario Expanding Private Surgery This Spring
Last Updated Wednesday, January 17, 2024 12:14 PM EST The Ontario government will be allowing even more private clinics to perform...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Jan 18, 2024


This newborn waited 5 hours for a doctor. Experts say Ontario's ER wait times have never been worse
Markham, Ont., man says 2-week-old son wasn't seen by triage nurse for an hour CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2024 5:00 AM EST | Last...

Patrick Swadden
Jan 8, 2024


Is Ontario Failing Hospital Staff? Union Demands Province Provide Support Amid Overwork Claims
TORONTO - Hospital workers are buckling under the pressure of heavy workloads largely brought about by a staffing crisis, an Ontario...

Jordan Omstead
Jan 3, 2024


Holiday wishes for our beleaguered health-care system
Health-care workers and experts share their wishes for Canada's health-care system this holiday season. Here’s what they had to say.

Maddi Dellplain
Dec 26, 2023


Ford's Alcohol-Sales Expansion: Ignorant or Innovative?
Premier Ford’s alcohol-sales expansion is reckless The dangers of excessive drinking — to individuals, families and the health-care...

Raghu Venugopal
Dec 23, 2023


A collapsing health-care system is Ontario’s real ‘new normal’
OPINION: The biggest takeaway from the auditor general’s report? Our hospitals are in deep trouble TVO Today Dec. 7, 2023 There was a...

Matt Gurney
Dec 19, 2023


Ontario's Community Health Crisis: Urgent Action Required for Staffing Solutions
NEWS PROVIDED BY Ontario Community Health 12 Dec, 2023, 09:00 ET The community health sector is witnessing an exodus of workers to other...

Ontario Community Health
Dec 18, 2023


Saving Lives or Saving Money? The Battle Over Local Public Hospital Services
2023 Health Action Assembly & Annual Conference The Ford government is trying to close and diminish our local public hospital services....

Ontario Health Coalition
Dec 9, 2023


Are Ontario Hospitals Coping with the Crisis of ER Closures?
Number of Ontario hospital emergency closures soars to new record: Health Coalition demands Ford government finally take action December...

Ontario Health Coalition
Dec 5, 2023


We might as well be talking to a wall
Our health appears to be solely about us, yet the real focus should be on politicians and their influence on shaping public policy, Nolak...

Nolak P. Khopa
Dec 4, 2023


Toronto's Vaccine Rollout at Risk: 4 Clinics on the Chopping Block
Posted November 28, 2023 6:33 pm. Last Updated November 28, 2023 6:46 pm. It’s been more than two years since the City of Toronto widely...

Nick Westoll
Dec 4, 2023


Empty ORs and waitlisted patients in Ontario: What's going wrong?
Thursday, November 23, 2023 Patients languish on wait lists while ORs sit empty, Ontario Health Coalition claims Group calling on...

Joanna Frketich
Dec 4, 2023


Got a beef about primary care in Ontario? You’re not alone
Ontarians deserves access to timely primary care — and a means to have their complaints heard and resolved when they don’t receive it. By...

Star Editorial Board
Nov 22, 2023


Is a Walk-in Visit Worth the Risk of Being Removed from the Family Doctor Wait-list?
CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2023 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: November 22 Charlotte Coates says she was rostered to a doctor without her...

Robyn Miller
Nov 22, 2023
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