Ontario ERs

• Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures

  Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months.

  Health

  Mar 22
  
• Ontario renews summer ER staffing funding for 1 more year

  Ontario is renewing funding that helps rural and northern hospitals bolster emergency room staffing through the summer, but says the program will end after this year.

  Health

  Jun 1, 2023
  
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• No evidence enrolled patients subbed ER for virtual family doctor visits: OMA study

  The study says there was no evidence the pivot to virtual visits by family doctors at the outset of the pandemic led patients to turn to emergency departments instead.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2023
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• ‘Mind boggling’: ERs big and small across Canada struggle amid staffing crisis

  Millions of Canadians are increasingly faced with fewer options for medical care, thanks to health worker shortages across Canada, which have led to a cascade of ER closures.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2022
• Ontario health minister won’t rule out privatization as option to help ER crisis

  When asked if the government is considering privatization, Sylvia Jones says ``all options are on the table.''

  Health

  Aug 10, 2022
• Hospital staffing strain ‘unprecedented,’ could peak soon: Ontario Health exec

  Ontario Health says 10 hospitals have had to temporarily close emergency departments since June due to lack of nursing services.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
• Ontario opposition calls on government to boost health spending in light of ER closures

  Premier Doug Ford is in Victoria, B.C., this week, where Canada's premiers have called on the federal government to increase their share of health-care spending.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2022