Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s surgical robot cuts down on recovery time for cancer patients
By Paul Soucy Videographer
The “Da Vinci” robot has been a huge boon in cancer surgeries, said a local Kingston doctor. Continue reading
Hospitals
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath hosts health care town hall in London
More than 200 people showed up for the townhall at Goodwill Centre Community Hall Wednesday night. Continue reading
Organ transplant waiting lists rise in Ontario as donations increase
There are currently about 1,630 people on the transplant waiting list, up from about 1,527 at the end of 2017. Continue reading
Western University study says math is the answer to ‘hallway medicine’
The proposed method tracks how patients are doing based on their current condition and they collect ‘priority points’ while they wait. Continue reading
Reality check: Anti-Conservative ads and ‘health-care cuts’
A recent third-party Ontario election ad circulating on Twitter has sparked outrage in political circles for its claim about supposed federal health-care cuts under ex-prime minister Stephen Harper. Continue reading
Londoners rally to end overcrowding in Ontario hospitals
The Crisis in Health Care Rally is part of an effort to make overcrowding in Ontario hospitals a key issue in the upcoming provincial election. Continue reading
Local hospital unions forge coalition ahead of labour talks
The coalition includes Unifor, CUPE, and SEIU Healthcare. The three represent some 75,000 staff at hospitals across the province. Continue reading
Hamilton long-term care home to add beds with new facility
Baywoods Place will move from Main Street East to a new building that will double the capacity. Continue reading
Hamilton’s ‘code zero’ ambulance shortages hit five-year-high in January
Mayor Fred Eisenberger says during a six-hour visit to Hamilton general this week, he witnessed the backlog. Continue reading
WRHA hospitals becoming more efficient, but still lag behind the rest of Canada
By Diana Foxall Reporter
The wait time for Winnipeg’s emergency rooms dropped by 27 minutes over the past year, but the average wait is still two hours longer than the national average. Continue reading