Children's Hospitals
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Kids’ emergency rooms are crunched in Canada. What parents should knowIn just the past week, health officials in Alberta and Quebec have noted capacity issues at their hospitals with one official saying there were "a lot of kids being hospitalized."CanadaDec 13, 2023
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Ontario launches pilot project for children and youth with complex needsThe program is intended to connect families to a team of health-care professionals, including doctors, social workers and behavioural consultants.HealthMar 9, 2023
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Ontario children’s hospitals, health care orgs ask province for $371.5MThe request comes just days after Ottawa laid out its offer to provinces and territories on federal funding of health care.HealthFeb 14, 2023
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Flu cases in Canada drop 38% in 1st week of January, data showsCases of influenza are continuing to drop in Canada following a significant peak several weeks ago that swamped children’s hospitals and led to the declaration of a flu epidemic.HealthJan 13, 2023
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Canada’s health care facing ‘national crisis’ that can’t be solved by provinces: SinghSingh said the NDP is going to focus on trying to 'force this government to act' as doctors warn that children's hospitals are under severe strain.CanadaDec 11, 2022
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Premiers demand ‘urgent’ meeting with Trudeau on health fundingDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canadians are “frustrated and frightened” by strains facing the country’s health system, but stressed focus on solutions, not dollars.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Flu surges on heels of RSV, COVID 19 to overwhelm children’s hospitals in CanadaPediatric hospitals across Ontario have for weeks reported surging admissions as they contend with a triple-threat of respiratory syncytial virus, the seasonal flu and COVID-19.HealthDec 5, 2022
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Alberta’s health minister says help is coming for children’s hospitalsJason Copping says help is on the way to deal with strain on the province's two children's hospitals as they deal with a rise in respiratory illnesses.CanadaDec 5, 2022
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‘We were rushed into trauma’: A look inside Canada’s RSV and flu crisisToddler Avery Harper is battling both RSV and the flu. The viral illnesses have hit young patients so hard that children's hospitals across the country have been overwhelmed.CanadaDec 2, 2022
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Americas should be on ‘alert’ as COVID, flu, RSV spread, health organization warnsThe Americas are experiencing a “triple threat” of respiratory illnesses with rising cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV, and all countries should be on “alert,” PAHO says.HealthNov 16, 2022
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