Ontario Doctors

• ‘A desperate time’: Ontario hospitals move doctors from other roles to ICUs to avoid ‘total collapse’

  'This is truly a desperate time for us all and we are now making very challenging decisions to avoid a total collapse.'

  Health

  Apr 14
• Ontario ICU doctors write letter to Ford government over COVID-19 variants, warn more measures needed

  'We are seeing younger patients on ventilators—many are parents of school-aged children. We are seeing entire families end up in our ICUs,' the doctors say.

  Health

  Apr 1
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• Coronavirus: Ontario doctors ‘frustrated’ by Ford government’s vaccine rollout plan

  "There's tremendous frustration amongst doctors," one Toronto physician told Global News, adding, "People in the community are worried."

  Canada

  Mar 5
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• Coronavirus: Ontario government needs to make long-term care home changes, medical experts urge

  "In many circumstances, residents are also left without basic care, hygiene, food and water. This is a human rights violation."

  Health

  Jan 26
• Coronavirus: Ontario’s regulated health professionals can reopen if approved by governing bodies

  Examples of regulated health professionals include chiropractors, dentists, massage therapists, optometrists, homeopaths and psychologists.

  Health

  May 27, 2020
• Doctor’s association says help from Ontario government is not enough to survive COVID-19

  The provincial government is offering clinics monthly payments to cover the loss of revenue from lower patient volumes and increased costs for personal protective equipment.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2020
• Long waits and unclear answers — my call to Ontario’s coronavirus hotline

  It took Global News' Kamil Karamali more than a day, several calls to different professionals and hours of waiting to get answers to his personal questions about COVID-19

  Commentary

  Mar 12, 2020
• Ontario doctors struggle to keep up amid ‘unnecessary’ requests for coronavirus clearance notes

  "Family doctors, like myself, don’t want to have to see perfectly healthy patients when there are very sick ones who need our time more."

  Health

  Mar 12, 2020
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• Markham family doctor who twice sent dying infant home loses licence

  A family doctor who sent a dying infant home with instructions to give him water and juice with vitamin C and who failed to report criminal driving convictions has been stripped of his medical licence.

  Health

  Jan 22, 2020
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• Funding for new study could bring solutions for doctor shortage in Kingston

  With thousands of patients currently sitting on a waiting list, finding a family physician in Kingston can take years. Now, Kingston city council is trying to come up with a solution to fix the doctor shortage.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2019