Hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies shot up 288 per cent in Waterloo-Wellington health region of Ontario: CCPA report

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Guelph, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies shows a co-relation between the dramatic growth…

Hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies shot up 114 per cent in South West health region of Ontario: CCPA report

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Stratford, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies shows a co-relation between the dramatic growth…

Amid “Team Canada” approach, WSIB contracts US firm

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TORONTO – Despite the calls from the federal and provincial governments to put “elbows-up” in defence of Canadian sovereignty, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is taking another approach. WSIB spent over $14.5 million on an American company known as BetterUp, a professional coaching service based in Austin, Texas, despite many homegrown options right here…

“Boom for private profits at the expense of public hospitals:” researcher warns hospital crisis will worsen due to Ontario government policy

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New CCPA study warns about wasteful expenditure on private healthcare as Ontario budget promises $280 million to for-profit facilities Sarnia – Last week’s provincial budget shows that Ontario is heading down the same policy path that led to the severe hospital staffing crisis fueling rampant ER closures, hallway health care, and long wait-lists, according to…

Hospital spending on private staffing agencies shot up by 216 per cent in North Eastern Ontario: CCPA report

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Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23   North Bay – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals…

Champlain region hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies increased by 134 per cent over 10 years

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Across Ontario, hospitals spent $9.2 billion on staffing agencies between 2013-14 and 2022-23   Cornwall, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals…