Sylvia Jones
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Residents vow to keep fighting as Minden, Ont., emergency department closesDespite efforts to save it, on Thursday the emergency department at the hospital site in Minden, Ont., closed, with services are being consolidated with the site in Haliburton.Health10 hours
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Ontario renews summer ER staffing funding for 1 more yearOntario is renewing funding that helps rural and northern hospitals bolster emergency room staffing through the summer, but says the program will end after this year.HealthJun 1
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Critics blast Ontario government for ‘inaction’ on Minden ER closure set for June 1Ontario NDPs and the Ontario Health Coalition are calling on the government to intervene on the planned closure of the ER in Minden on June 1, 2023.HealthMay 25
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Minden, Ont., residents hope legal challenge will stop local emergency room from closingHaliburton Highlands Health Services announced in April that the ER at its Minden location would close as of June 1.CanadaMay 22
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Minden, Ont. residents ask minister to impose 1-year moratorium on ER closureA petition with more than 17,100 signatures was brought to the Ontario legislature on Wednesday to fight the June 1 planned closure of the ER in Minden.HealthMay 10
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Over $42K in wrongful fees charged to Ontario patients by clinics since 2018Advocates and the province have differing interpretations of the relatively low number of charges found to go against laws protecting patients from paying for free health services.HealthMay 9
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‘Sea of Yellow’ expected at Queen’s Park to fight Minden ER closureThe Minden ER is slated to close on June 1 following an announcement on April 20 by the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Board.HealthMay 8
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Minden ER closure will keep Haliburton County health services ‘sustainable’: CEOA petition of more than 3,300 signatures asking for a one-year delay on the closure of Minden's emergency department was presented at Queen's Park on Thursday.HealthApr 27
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Ontario health minister defends HHHS board’s decision to close Minden ERSylvia Jones during Wednesday's Question Period said closing the Minden ER is a "decision made by the hospital with the support of the hospital board."HealthApr 26
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Ontario minister defends covering fewer eye exams for seniorsThe province announced Friday that it had reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments to them, but reduces some coverage for patients.CanadaMar 27
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