New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 62 per cent at Lake of the Woods District Hospital over five years

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A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Kenora, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the Lake of the Woods District Hospital have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian…

Five-year trend shows ER wait-times continue to increase at Simcoe County hospitals amid funding shortfall: CCPA report

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Provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services, says author of new report   Barrie, ON – Emergency department wait-times at Simcoe County Hospitals have increased significantly over the past five years, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis,…