Ontario Emergency Rooms
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Ontario adds $44M to fund aimed at reducing ER wait times at hospitalsThe new funding is on top of $90 million a year from the province to reward ERs that put in place what the government calls innovative solutions to reduce wait times.HealthJul 20, 2023
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Ontario government and doctors reach last minute deal in effort to save virtual ERsSeveral hospitals had said they planned to shut down their virtual ERs because the provincial funding was set to run out after Friday.HealthMar 30, 2023
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Rural Ontario communities hit hard by ER closures, hospitals face staff challenges"We are beginning to wonder because we are such a small hospital, are they going to try to eliminate us altogether."HealthNov 2, 2022
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Ontario’s Ford says Trudeau agrees ‘status quo isn’t working’ amid health care crisisThe two leaders met at the Ontario legislature, after which Ford spoke to reporters.PoliticsAug 30, 2022
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St. Marys Memorial Hospital reducing hours for ER amid staff shortagesSt. Mary's Memorial Hospital's emergency department will close at 5 p.m. on Monday night and is scheduled to be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Tuesday and Friday.HealthAug 22, 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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Ontario health minister won’t rule out privatization as option to help ER crisisWhen asked if the government is considering privatization, Sylvia Jones says ``all options are on the table.''HealthAug 10, 2022
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State of Ontario’s health care system not unprecedented, health minister saysSylvia Jones made the comments as the legislature resumed Monday and says the government is working to ensure residents have a sufficiently staffed local hospital available.CanadaAug 8, 2022
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Hamilton paramedics boss says ambulance offload delays on course for record high in 2022EMS chief Michael Sanderson says Hamilton paramedics will likely spend more time cumulatively in 2022 waiting to drop off patients than they did in 2021.HealthAug 4, 2022
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Ontario paramedics say ambulance response times slower due to growing offload delaysHe says offload delays of one to two hours were previously considered extreme, but now it's "not unusual" for patients and paramedics to wait 10 to 15 hours.HealthJul 29, 2022
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