Cancer Care Ontario

• New PET-CT scanner to improve cancer care for Simcoe Muskoka patients

  Officials with RVH are marking the arrival of a new state-of-the-art medical imaging device that will improve access to cancer and disease diagnostics.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2023
  
• Canada facing shortage of breast cancer drug Tamoxifen

  The shortage is related to issues at the manufacturing level, drug companies say.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2019
  
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• Ontario government starts merging health agencies, fires nine LHIN executives

  The province's 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and six health agencies will be consolidated into a new super agency called Ontario Health for an estimated $350 million a year in savings.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Hamilton’s cancer screening bus is soon to be no more after provincial cut

  The Ministry of Health said the coach received $634,689 annually from Cancer Care Ontario.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2019
• CEO of South East LHIN optimistic about government’s Ontario Health super-agency plans

  "I think it should help with overall patient care. It should allow family doctors, especially, (to be) able to access services," said Paul Huras.

  Politics

  Feb 27, 2019
• Ontario government assures health inspections, air ambulance won’t be privatized after NDP leak health bill

  Christine Elliott's comments came after the NDP released a second set of confidential government documents following the release last week of a draft version of the Progressive Conservative government's upcoming health-care transformation legislation.

  Politics

  Feb 4, 2019
• Hundreds of Ontario patients didn’t receive full doses of chemo: Cancer Care Ontario

  Cancer Care Ontario says that out of the nearly 1,000 people affected, less than ten needed to receive additional treatment as a result.

  Health

  Aug 17, 2018
• Auditor general says wait times for cancer biopsies not meeting targets

  Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk found long wait times for key biopsies to diagnose cancer.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017
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• Auditor general finds Ontarians pay millions for ineligible power generator costs

  Lysyk has previously taken the Liberal government to task over its handling the planning process for new power projects and the smart meter program.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017
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• Ontario auditor general to examine health care, school boards, electricity

  Ontario's auditor general is set to release her annual report Wednesday, with several sections looking at the province's health-care sector.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2017