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‘Huge wake-up call’: Quarter of Ontario hospitals are in poor condition, docs revealNew data obtained by Global News shows 26 per cent of Ontario's hospital buildings are in poor condition and five buildings need to be replaced entirely.HealthSep 6
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Hospital entrance in Wingham, Ont. needs repairs after man goes on rampage: policeA hospital in Wingham, Ont. Went into lockdown last week after an unwelcomed visitor broke in and began a destructive rampage, according to OPP in Huron County.CanadaJul 13
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Ontario boosts hospital, mental health and pediatric funding in budgetThe provincial budget released Thursday detailed an $850 million increase in funding to hospitals plus $200 million to address health-care staffing shortages across the system.HealthMar 23
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Ford government health care plans fail to meet capacity, staffing needs, FAO findsAn analysis of the Ford government's health-care spending plans has found the province will need tens of thousands of new staff, while hospital demand will still outstrip capacity.HealthMar 8
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Ford government polling collected opinion on private health care, asked if system in ‘crisis’Polling completed for the Ontario government in the latter half of 2022 put a series of statements to respondents, including one referring to private health care delivery.HealthFeb 15
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Ontario sees 100K-plus waiting longer than recommended for surgery during pandemicExclusive data shows around 105,000 people were waiting beyond clinically recommended periods for surgery in January 2022, but the Ford government won't say if this has improved.HealthJan 24
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Lakeridge Ajax Pickering Hospital records longest wait times in Durham RegionTwo weeks ago, Danielle Tomasino spent over seven and a half hours with her three-year-old at Lakeridge’s Ajax Pickering Hospital.CanadaJan 19
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Ford government documents admit low wages, Bill 124 worsening health staffing issuesBriefings drafted for Ontario's minister of health, obtained by Global News through a freedom of information request, make the admission, and raise other staffing concerns.HealthJan 9
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Ontario ER, urgent care centre to temporarily close amid labour shortagesA hospital in Ontario says it will close its emergency department overnight Thursday, the latest in a number of recent temporary ER and urgent care centre closures in the province.HealthDec 29, 2022
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Bed shortage, staffing pressures, force Kitchener hospital to cancel elective surgeriesSt. Mary’s General Hospital says it has been forced to cancel some elective surgeries this week as a result of having a high occupancy rate of beds in its inpatient units.CanadaNov 17, 2022
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