Ontario Hospitals

• Ontario won’t divulge fines for hospital patients refusing LTC transfers

  Ontario is refusing to divulge the amount of money that seven patients have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing.

  Politics

  Apr 11
  
• ‘I’m not paying it’: Ontario family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC

  Campeau chose neither – the family has been racking up a monster bill since March 11 that remains unpaid while her mother has stayed on at a Windsor, Ont., hospital. 

  Health

  Apr 10
  
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• Ontario hospitals, LTC homes spent nearly $1B on agency staff last year

  Hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies.

  Health

  Mar 25
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• 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
• Controversial plan would see services divided between two hospitals in Central Ontario

  A redevelopment plan for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare is receiving pushback from the community despite officials saying it’s the only way to sustain healthcare in the region.

  Health

  Feb 10
• Ontario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times in ERs

  Several Ontario hospitals are warning of higher-than-usual numbers of patients and longer wait times, particularly in their emergency departments.

  Health

  Jan 11
• Ontario patient ombudsman sees 33 per cent surge in complaints: report

  Ontario's patient ombudsman says his office has seen a 33 per cent increase in complaints, and noted a 'troubling' trend in problems accessing primary care.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2023
• Ontario hospitals say data has been published following ransomware attack

  Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, say data in connection to the cyber attack has been published.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2023
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• Muskoka hospital says patient volumes surge to 150 per cent capacity

  Patient volumes at a pair of hospitals in central Ontario have surged to as high as 150 per cent of its capacity, the health-care network is warning.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2023
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• Ontario extends funding that helps certain hospitals avoid temporary ER closures

  Ontario is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures, after previously saying it would end after the summer.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2023