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Ontario Health Coalition
Jan 241 min read
Situation Critical
Don’t believe what Ford says - look at what they’ve done For more than a hundred years, Ontarians have donated, paid our taxes,...
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Patricia Spindel
Jan 201 min read
The Health X Files: How Largely Secret Licensing and Funding Arrangements in Long-Term Care Cost the Public Billions with Little Public Accountability
Editorial January 20, 2025 The public has, for over forty years, been barraged with horror stories in long-term care institutions. But...
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Codi Wilson
Jan 111 min read
Ontario's family doctor shortage will 'get worse' without immediate intervention: experts
(File Photo) Jan. 8, 2025 6:16 a.m. EST As Ontario politicians scramble to come up with plans to address Ontario’s doctor shortage, the...
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Rafi Setrak
Jan 41 min read
Know Your Options: Getting the right care in the right place
Accessing treatment in setting other than emergency departments – when appropriate- can lessen wait times, Dr. Rafi Setrak writes. Posted...
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Maclean's
Dec 31, 20241 min read
Ten Health Care Predictions for 2025
THE YEAR AHEAD 2025 The family doctor crisis will finally start to ease, while pharmacists take centre stage in patient care. The battle...
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Lisa Rene-de-Cotret
Dec 29, 20241 min read
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...
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Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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,...
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Alykhan Abdulla
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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...
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Bob Ross
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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...
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Julie Ireton
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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:...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 25, 20241 min read
What does OHIP cover?
Which patient charges are allowed and which are not allowed? Posted: November 14, 2024 The Ontario Health Coalition is sharing...
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Allison Jones
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 3, 20241 min read
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...
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Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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...
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Marilynn Larkin
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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...
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Kevin Jiang
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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...
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CTV National News
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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...
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Aidan Chamandy
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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...
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