Acute Care Beds

• KHSC CEO says new long-term care rules will affect very few patients in hospital

  'For most patients, it won't have any effect,' said Dr. David Pichora, Kingston Health Sciences Centre president and CEO of new Ontario rules aimed at freeing up acute care beds.

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  Sep 21, 2022
  
• Ontario hospital patients could face fees for refusing to go to long-term care

  Ontario has been facing backlash after tabling legislation that would allow the province to explore viable long-term care homes on behalf of an ALC patient without consent.

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  Aug 24, 2022
  
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• Community members call for Sackville Memorial Hospital services to be restored immediately

  The hospital's ER hours have been cut recently, and just last week, Horizon Health Network said it would be temporarily closing all of its inpatient beds.

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  Dec 8, 2021
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• Extra beds, more staff coming to Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital in March

  More beds are opening at Saskatchewan’s busiest hospital to help patients get better care and address overcrowding.

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  Feb 28, 2020
• New Calgary dementia centre expected to ease pressure on emergency rooms

  A new long-term care facility designed for dementia patients has just opened in southeast Calgary. The hope is that the 210 beds will take some of the pressure off the city's acute care system.

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  Sep 18, 2018
• Halifax’s first palliative care hospice one step closer to reality

  The hospice will have 24-hour medical support, accommodation for family members and grief counseling, all at no cost to residents.

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  Oct 30, 2015