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Hamilton’s Hospitals Have Passed the Tipping Point: Urgent campaign launched to stop $27-million in cuts
Hamilton – Hamilton’s hospitals are already beyond their tipping point and another massive set of cuts is “reckless and irresponsible”, reported advocates today in a press conference. The Ontario Health Coalition joined leaders from the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE to warn the public about the newest cuts which amount to $27 million. In September,…
Hamilton hospitals need influx of provincial dollars, not more budget cuts: Health coalition, CUPE media conference Tuesday (August 8) 10:00 a.m.
Hamilton, ON – Battered by years of provincial funding and care cuts and showing the obvious signs of system distress from overcapacity and not enough staff and ambulances, Hamilton hospitals announced recently that more services will be shed to balance budgets. $20 million will be cut from Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) budget and may mean…
2017 hospital funding well below average, bad news for Kingston patient care, say care staff
KINGSTON, ON — Below average provincial funding of about 1.4 per cent for the newly amalgamated Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) in 2017, “is bad news for patient care and cause for alarm at a time of significant change,” said Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 president Mike Rodrigues at a media conference today.…
Below par provincial funding for Kingston’s merged hospital “is cause for alarm”; media conference tomorrow at 11 a.m.
KINGSTON, ON — A below par provincial funding allocation for the newly merged Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), “is cause for alarm at a time of significant change,” says Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 president Mike Rodrigues. A general 3.1 per cent increase in hospital funding was proposed in the 2017 provincial budget…
