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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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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Waterloo Region Health Coalition
- May 14
- 1 min
Stand Up for Public Healthcare!
If we don't, then who will? Did you vote for a US style privatized healthcare system ..NO! Then join our rally and reserve a seat on our...
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Megan Ogilvie
- May 13
- 1 min
The emergency department is no place to be told you have cancer
Patients are ‘routinely’ being diagnosed with cancer in busy Canadian emergency rooms, doctors warn On a recent 12-hour shift, Dr. Kyle...
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Matt Gurney
- May 12
- 2 min
For the love of God, give family doctors more money
OPINION: “More money” may not be the solution for everything. But when it comes to retaining and recruiting GPs, it’s about as close to a...
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Allison Jones
- May 8
- 2 min
Health Ministry ignoring concerns about the 'diminished supply' of doctors
No concern about 'diminished supply' of doctors: health ministry Arbitration with province's doctors over compensation in dire shape, OMA...
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Mike Crawley
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Want more family doctors in Ontario? Pay them better, say physicians
Inflation has outpaced average OHIP billings, prompting some doctors to opt out of family practice Mar 11, 2024 As the number of people...
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Shane Gibson
- Mar 3
- 1 min
‘Health care in this province sucks’
Hundreds wait for chance to get doctor in Kingston, Ont. Shane Gibson, Global News Posted February 28, 2024 5:02 pm Updated February 29,...
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Jessica Smith Cross
- Feb 29
- 1 min
Are these private-pay health care clinics legal? The minister of health won't say
Some new clinics are taking advantage of the family doctor shortage to charge patients February 29, 2024 A new private medical clinic in...
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Megan Ogilvie
- Feb 17
- 1 min
'Beyond crisis levels': Why Ontario doctors are fleeing family medicine
The Ontario Medical Association is sounding the alarm about the increasing number of family physicians leaving practice. By Megan Ogilvie...
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Elizabeth Payne
- Feb 15
- 1 min
One in four Ontario residents could be without a family doctor by 2026
Many family doctors poised to leave practices if no action from government, says Ontario Medical Association. Published Feb 15, 2024 A...
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Ontario Medical Association
- Feb 5
- 1 min
You deserve to see a doctor
We need to act now so people in Ontario can get care when they need it. OMA News release Jan. 29, 2024 Ontario’s doctors warn of...
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Andrew Philips
- Jan 26
- 1 min
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...
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Maddi Dellplain
- Dec 26, 2023
- 1 min
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.
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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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Matt Gurney
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
Family doctors are sick and tired. That's a big problem.
We don't want to find out what happens if family doctors start leaving the province — or the profession. TVO Today Dec 18 2023 Our...
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Jennifer Ferreira
- Dec 18, 2023
- 1 min
Experts say Canada's health-care system isn't ready for an aging population – here's why
2023-12-18 from ctvnews.ca Sandy Marsh has been nursing a knee injury for eight months, suffering from a torn meniscus and Baker’s cyst....
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Ontario Health Coalition
- Dec 5, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Star Editorial Board
- Nov 22, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Ontario Health Coalition
- Nov 20, 2023
- 4 min
Conflict of Interest? Former Health Minister Advocates for For-Profit Hospital
November 20, 2023 14:38 ET| Source: Ontario Health Coalition Ford Government Expanded For-Profit Hospital in Violation of the Law and...
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