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‘Dangerous’: Ontario lab closures would put lives at risk, workers warnOPSEU says the proposed closures would close labs in Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Orillia, Hamilton, Kingston, and Peterborough.HealthApr 17
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Ontario to add 400 new primary care providers to deal with staffing shortageOntario is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.CanadaFeb 1
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Doctor says she is apologizing to Ontario patients as wait times stay highNew data from Ontario Health shows high wait times are causing problems at the province's hospitals, with some people waiting more than 48 hours for a bed.HealthJan 17
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Ontario hospital sounds alarm as aging building faces population boomIssues with older hospital buildings in Ontario include a lack of accessible washrooms and private rooms, unreliable Wi-Fi, peeling paint and subpar infection control measures.HealthSep 7, 2023
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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, 2023
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Ontario offers money to public health units that voluntarily mergeThe Progressive Conservative government in 2019 proposed consolidating the province's public health units, but put those plans on hold when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.CanadaAug 22, 2023
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Ontario health minister visits Kitchener to launch hospital staffing programsWith staffing shortages continuing to be an issue at Ontario hospitals, Sylvia Jones was in Kitchener Monday to champion a number of recent programs announced by the province.HealthJul 24, 2023
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Ontario adds 300 new spaces in paramedic college programsOntario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says there will be more than 300 new spaces in paramedic programs at provincial colleges this year.HealthJun 29, 2023
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Urgent care clinic to open soon at shuttered ER in Minden, Ont.An urgent care clinic in Minden, Ont., replacing its closed ER, is set to start operating on weekends only and is expected to open in time for the Canada Day holiday.HealthJun 20, 2023
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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.HealthJun 1, 2023
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