Ontario health

• Ontario reports 1,476 new COVID cases, 8 deaths

  However, as infections rise, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care units) continue to remain relatively stable.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2021
  
• New hospital being built in Mississauga, facility to be expanded in Toronto

  Premier Doug Ford says together, the projects will add more than 500 hospital beds to the province.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
  
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• Ontario Health says healthcare impacts less likely during current COVID wave

  Ontario Health's Dr. Chris Simpson says the trigger point at which hospitals would be ordered to ramp down non-urgent procedures is now closer to 250-300 intensive care patients.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Ontario in standoff with optometrists over exam fees

  Optometrists began withholding services covered by the province's health plan on Sept. 1, after warning they would no longer offer them at a financial loss.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2021
• Ontario unveils winter COVID testing strategy, to include ‘holiday blitz’

  Ontario unveiled its winter COVID-19 testing strategy which includes a "holiday blitz" as well as providing students with take-home rapid antigen tests over the school break.

  Health

  Nov 18, 2021
• Campbellford Memorial Hospital loses president and CEO after only 4 months on job

  In mid-May, the hospital's board of directors named Beatty as the next president and CEO to replace Varouj Eskedjian who was retiring in late June

  Health

  Oct 19, 2021
• Ontario urges health officials to resume in-person appointments

  It is expected that physicians now provide in-person care "based on clinical needs and patient preference."

  Health

  Oct 14, 2021
• Non-melanoma skin cancer rates rose 30% in Ontario from 2003 to 2017, study finds

  In 2017, the incidence rate reached 369 per 100,000 males and 345 per 100,000 females.

  Health

  Oct 4, 2021
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• COVID-19: Experts, family call for Ontario hospitals to loosen visitation restrictions

  Six weeks ago, Teresa Amoroso's partner suffered a stroke. Even after he was moved out of the ICU, he’s only allowed one of two designated visitors per day for just an hour.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2021
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• Some Ontario hospital measures revoked in response to improving COVID-19 trends

  The CEO of Ontario Health says staff at hospitals can resume non-urgent surgeries requiring inpatient services if they meet certain criteria.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2021