Health Care Ontario
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Hamilton hospital staff deliver petition to protest health care privatizationHospital staff marched across Charlton Avenue on Monday to St. Joseph’s Hospital furthering outraged in the medical community over contacting out surgeries to private clinics.CanadaJun 12, 2023
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Ontario has $4 billion more for health care than needed for current programs: FAOThe Financial Accountability Office of Ontario says the excess money could be used for new programs, enhancing old programs or using it to pay down the province's debt.HealthMay 31, 2023
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Ontario passes health reform bill that expands private delivery of careOntario has passed a health-reform bill that will allow more private clinics to offer certain publicly funded surgeries and procedures in an effort to cut long wait lists for care.HealthMay 8, 2023
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Other programs can help uninsured, Ontario health minister says as coverage to endSylvia Jones says uninsured people can still receive health care through other programs after the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons Program ends this Friday.CanadaMar 27, 2023
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Ottawa signs health-care funding deals with Ontario, Atlantic provincesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has signed health-care agreements in principle with all four Atlantic provinces and Ontario.HealthFeb 23, 2023
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How Ontario health minister Sylvia Jones spent her 1st month in officeOpposition MPPs criticized Jones for a public absence lasting more than a month as emergency departments across Ontario closed and hospitals reported a growing staffing crisis.HealthJan 20, 2023
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Ontario willing to accept accountability if health care funding increased: FordFord says there has to be accountability, but that the province also wants flexibility in how to spend any extra health-care money.HealthJan 11, 2023
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Pediatric ICUs remain above capacity, Ontario data showsThere are currently 114 children in ICUs, two more than the maximum the system is equipped to handle.CanadaNov 17, 2022
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Advocates call for more nurse practitioner led clinics in OntarioNurse practitioners are trained to diagnose, treat and monitor a range of health issues. They're also able to make referrals to specialists and physicians.HealthNov 15, 2022
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Here are the changes coming to Ontario’s publicly funded health care systemOntario has announced a suite of changes in an effort to help stabilize the health-care system. Here's a look at some of the measures.CanadaAug 18, 2022
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