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Sonika Kainth
Feb 222 min read
Ontario provincial election will affect health care greatly: Choose wisely
Feb 19, 2025 by Sonika Kainth Dear fellow Ontarians, With a provincial election coming in a few days, there are a few things we should...
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Kristy Kirkup
Oct 25, 20241 min read
More than five million Canadians struggle to access primary care, new CIHI report says
Oct. 24, 2022 More than five million Canadian adults struggle to access prirnary care, according to a new report on the status of...
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Sharon Kirkey
Jul 20, 20241 min read
'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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20231 min read
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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