Sylvia Jones

• Hospital in Whitby, Ont., to be built and operational in 10 years, province says

  The province has given Lakeridge Health $12 million in grants as it works on a masterplan for the Durham region, east of Toronto, for several health-care projects.

  Politics

  Aug 1
  
• Ontario government supports new youth wellness hub in Port Hope

  The new youth wellness hub opening next year in Port Hope is one of 10 new hubs that the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs it has opened since 2020.

  Health

  May 2
  
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• ‘Dangerous’: Ontario lab closures would put lives at risk, workers warn

  OPSEU says the proposed closures would close labs in Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Orillia, Hamilton, Kingston, and Peterborough.

  Health

  Apr 17
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• Ontario to add 400 new primary care providers to deal with staffing shortage

  Ontario is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• Doctor says she is apologizing to Ontario patients as wait times stay high

  New 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.

  Health

  Jan 17
• Ontario hospital sounds alarm as aging building faces population boom

  Issues 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.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2023
• ‘Huge wake-up call’: Quarter of Ontario hospitals are in poor condition, docs reveal

  New 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.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2023
• Ontario offers money to public health units that voluntarily merge

  The 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.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023
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• Ontario health minister visits Kitchener to launch hospital staffing programs

  With 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.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2023
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• Ontario adds 300 new spaces in paramedic college programs

  Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says there will be more than 300 new spaces in paramedic programs at provincial colleges this year.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2023