Sharon Kirkey
'I don't think I'll last': How Canada's emergency room crisis could be killing thousands
As many as 15,000 Canadians may be dying unnecessarily every year because of hospital crowding, according to one estimate Sharon Kirkey...
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Leora Goldreich
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Physician Assistants: A solution to Ontario’s primary care crisis
By Leora Goldreich PUBLISHED ON JUNE 26, 2024 Primary care providers are the backbone of our healthcare system. For patients seeking...
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Kim Phillips
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Staffing shortage forces OB unit closure at Collingwood hospital for 2nd day
Published June 11, 2024 12:24 p.m. EDT A unit at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) is closed for a second day amid staffing...
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Patrick Neumann
- May 20
- 2 min
The health-care crisis won’t be solved without addressing the elephant in the room: Staff workload
Do you really want your loved one’s nurse or caregiver rushing through their required care? By Patrick Neumann and Sue Bookey-Bassett...
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Deb Boekestein
- May 4
- 1 min
Trapped in bed, I’ve grown accustomed to hunger and despair — a year in LTC
I am on every crisis list to get out of this nursing home, even willing to move away from family for proper care. May 4, 2024 Deb...
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Amie Archibald-Varley
- Apr 30
- 2 min
To transform Canadian health care, we must listen to the wisdom of nurses
AMIE ARCHIBALD-VARLEY AND SARA FUNG CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL April 29, 2024 Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung are nurses and...
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Isaac Callan
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secret
By Isaac Callan & Colin D'Mello Global News Posted April 24, 2024 The Ford government has won a privacy battle to keep the extent of its...
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Joanna Petropoulos
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Inspection reports reveal further details on allegedly fraudulent LTC worker
Modified date: March 11, 2024, 11:41 am First Published: March 9, 2024, 8:00 pm Questions are swirling as to how a 29-year-old...
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Les Whittington
- Feb 29
- 1 min
A dire nursing shortage, private-sector windfall profits all part of Ford’s disastrous approach to Ontario health care
Bill 124 contributed to a mass exodus of front-line nurses, creating of a unique opportunity for private-nurse-hiring agencies to realize...
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Ontario Nurses' Association
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Ensuring Accountability: The Ontario Nurses' Association Calls for Investment in Public Care
TORONTO, ON, February 9, 2024 – The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) welcomes the commitment of the federal government to provide...
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David Baxter
- Jan 22
- 1 min
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...
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Matt Betts
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Hurry up and wait.
'This is not inevitable:' Offload delays continue to plague hospital Provincial NDP leader and the Waterloo Region Health Coalition met...
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Matt Gurney
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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