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Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies
May 12, 2025 | Written by: Andrew Longhurst Summary Ontario public hospitals are under intense pressure. Provincial funding and policy...

Andrew Longhurst
May 13


Rise in for-profit agency nurse costs in Ontario hospitals 'exorbitant,' says researcher
Hospitals turn to staffing agencies when they can't fill shifts, which further exacerbates staffing shortages Amina Zafar · CBC News ·...

Amina Zafar
May 12


The leaders, their platforms and the truth
The Toronto Star April 24 2025 06:26 PM On Monday, voters across the country will head to polling stations to elect the nation’s next...

Toronto Star Staff
Apr 25


Meet the so-called 'bed-blockers' in Ontario's hospitals
Some 'alternate-level-of-care' patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds and no...

Jack Hauen
Apr 13


Briefing of key issues in federal election
Thursday, April 10th, 7 p.m. via Zoom online presented by the Ontario Health Coalition Federal Election - Monday, April 28, 2025 We...

Ontario Health Coalition
Apr 3


Hundreds of nurses rally outside Ontario hospitals to demand safer staffing levels
Hospital CEOs should implement registered nurse to patient ratios to improve workloads, union says Muriel Draaisma, Naama Weingarten ·...

Muriel Draaisma
Mar 21


Cancer patient left on the hospital floor for hours
His family has lodged a complaint with Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman. It’s just one of thousands. The Patient Ombudsman’s 2023-24 annual...

Megan Ogilvie
Mar 13


Son says cancer patient was stuck in Hamilton hospital hallway for two days in ‘excruciating pain’
‘It’s like Grand Central Station and you’re stuck right in the middle of it’ March 7, 2025 By Joanna Frketich, Reporter Glenn...

Joanna Frketich
Mar 9


Politically Correct Licence Plate
Posted by James G. Wigmore on X February 26, 2025 James G. Wigmore @JGWigmore Buy one for Doug Ford's car!

James G. Wigmore
Feb 26


Doug Ford has taken a wrecking ball to Hamilton health care
The starvation of public health care is not only widespread but deliberate. By Dr. Nancy Olivieri, Michael Hurley and Natalie Mehra...

Ontario Health Coalition
Feb 25


Situation Critical
Don't be fooled into thinking that American tariffs are the major election issue. The threat to Public Medicare has never been more...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Feb 9


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,...

Ontario Health Coalition
Jan 24


'Our health-care system is failing': More than 74,000 Canadians died waiting for health care since 2018
A new report also indicates more than 15,000 people in Canada died in 2023-24 while waiting for surgeries and diagnostic scans. Updated...

Chris Stoodley
Jan 19


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,...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 22, 2024


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...

Bob Ross
Dec 17, 2024


Protest as MPPs come to Stratford on pre-budget tour:
Local citizens angry at Ford government for underfunding, privatizing & destroying our public health care plan to make their voices heard...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 14, 2024


When he got cancer, this Toronto man faced financial ruin. ‘Staggering’ costs for patients revealed in new study
A Canadian Cancer Society report gives the first comprehensive look at the economic impact, including lost income and out-of-pocket...

Janet Hurley
Dec 9, 2024


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:...

Julie Ireton
Dec 2, 2024


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...

Marilynn Larkin
Oct 8, 2024


Majority of Ontarians feel province is mismanaging health-care system: government poll
Reducing surgical wait times is the top concern Most blame the Ford government TORONTO – An overwhelming number of Ontarians believe that...

Aidan Chamandy
Sep 25, 2024
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