Hospital Patients

• 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.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2022
  
• N.S. SPCA launches foster program for pet owners in hospital or in transition from domestic violence

  The pets will be given veterinary care and housed with trained foster families until their owners are ready to be reunited with them.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2019
  
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• Staff at Halifax hospital found person sleeping naked in locked room in March

  Documents detail 17 incidents of a suspicious person or persons reported at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEII) sites between Jan. 13 and March 30 of this year.

  Health

  May 27, 2019
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• New paramedic pilot program gets financial boost from City of Kawartha Lakes

  The City of Kawartha Lakes is funding the three-month pilot program at a cost of $25,000.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2019
• Ontario government won’t rule out further health system privatization

  Ontario's health minister says the government's transformation of health-care services in the province will not include two-tier care.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2019
• Ontario government considers creation of health super agency; NDP warns of privatization

  A leaked draft bill revealed Thursday by the New Democrats shows the Ontario government is considering creating a "super agency" to manage health-care services in the province as part of a transformation the Opposition says could open the door to privatization.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2019