Daily Archives: August 10, 2016

Province shortchanged North Bay hospital care by over $81 million

North Bay, ON — Successive years of staff, program, bed and patient care cuts would never have happened at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) if Ontario funded hospitals at the same level as the rest of Canada, a report released today in North Bay has found. Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care, compared funding,…

Ontario’s $4.8 billion hospital underfunding means 178 less nurses, 529 fewer hospital staff, $56 million a year funding gap for Sudbury

Sudbury, ON — When compared with the rest of Canada the Ontario government’s $4.8 billion underfunding for hospitals like Sudbury (Health Sciences North), means skeleton hospital staffing and much less care for Sudbury patients, a report released today has found. The report (Fewer Hands, Less Hospital Care) compares funding, staffing, nursing, and readmissions in Ontario…