Ontario Health

• Virtual care platform sees exodus of doctors as result of Ontario fee changes

  The province reached an agreement with the Ontario Medical Association earlier this year that, as of Thursday, drastically reduces fees paid to doctors for many virtual visits. 

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  Dec 2
  
• Ontario pediatric infectious disease experts urge parents to get kids vaccinated

  Infectious disease experts at Ontario’s major pediatric centres are urging caregivers to get their young kids vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza.

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  Nov 30
  
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• Ornge sees rise in child patient transfers as pediatric hospitals under pressure

  Ornge says that increase comes as its pediatric hospital partners also see a rise in the number of patients seeking care.

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  Nov 29
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• RSV appears to be slowing in Ontario, health minister says

  Sylvia Jones says that while RSV seems to be slowing, the province is still heading into influenza season.

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  Nov 25
• Ontario’s doctors push province to create non-profit surgical centres for backlog

  The medical association says the surgical backlog sits at more than one million procedures waiting to be done.

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  Nov 22
• Rate of flu, RSV increase appears to be slowing down: Ontario health minister

  Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says an increase in respiratory viruses that are driving a surge in pediatric hospitalizations appears to be slowing down.

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  Nov 17
• Ontario releases list of long-term care homes under construction across province

  In its fall economic statement, the Ford government provided a status update on long-term care construction projects across the province.

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  Nov 14
• All available pediatric hospital beds in Ontario occupied: provincial data

  Data compiled by Critical Care Services Ontario shows 122 patients needed a pediatric critical care bed on Nov. 9, leading to an occupancy rate of 108.9 per cent. 

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  Nov 10
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• Ontario hospital wait times continue to worsen as health-care crisis grows

  Wait times in Ontario hospitals continue to worsen, according to a leaked report, leading to new questions about the effectiveness of measures introduced by the Ford government.

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  Nov 9
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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."

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  Nov 2