Ontario Health Care

• Ontario woman faked nurse credentials to get multiple jobs, police say

  An Ontario woman faces identity fraud charges on police allegations she faked nursing credentials to gain employment at multiple healthcare facilities throughout the province.

  Crime

  Nov 1
  
• $200K for ‘mediocre care’: Parkinson’s fight draining Ontario couple

  According to a economic report conducted by Parkinson Canada, the disease comes with a hefty price tag for patients and caregivers, with costs expected to hit $4.4 billion by 2034.

  Health

  Oct 29
  
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• Ontario residents can now get updated COVID-19 vaccine, flu shot

  The province says both vaccines are available at participating pharmacies, public health units and doctors' offices across the province, and it's safe to get them at the same time.

  Health

  Oct 28
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• Ford government votes down effort to ban nurse practitioners from charging

  Six months after Ontario began a push to close what it believes is a federal loophole, nurse practitioners continue to charge in Ontario. One proposed solution was voted down.

  Health

  Oct 28
• ‘It’ll take time’: Ontario hospital trying to rebuild after board resigns en masse

  The head of the London Health Sciences Centre says the organization is taking a cautious approach to how it moves forward after a tumultuous few months.

  Health

  Oct 24
• RSV shot for infants available from some Ontario docs, with Quebec rollout set for November

  Some Ontario doctors have started offering a free shot that can protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus while Quebec will begin its immunization program next month.

  Health

  Oct 21
• Millions in Ontario expected to live with a major illness by 2040: report

  Over a span of 20 years, the number of adults living with a major illness in Ontario is expected to nearly double, a new report from the University of Toronto warns.

  Health

  Oct 16
• Tonsil, adenoid surgeries to restart at Ontario children’s hospital months after 2 deaths

  Hamilton Health Sciences paused all tonsil and adenoid surgeries for children in June after two deaths were reported among patients who had undergone the procedures.

  Canada

  Sep 30
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• Controversial law designed to free up Ontario hospital beds to be tested in court

  The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and the Ontario Health Coalition argues the law, known as the More Bed Better Care Act or Bill 7, violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  Politics

  Sep 23
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• Code red: How more Ontario hospitals are struggling with balancing the books

  Critics say the situation at the London Health Sciences Centre speaks to a larger issue, with health experts warning that most Ontario hospitals are projecting a deficit.

  Health

  Sep 14