Queensway Carleton to eliminate 101 jobs as Ontario hospital funding cuts continue

Cuts of nurses, personal care aides, and housekeepers as unions announce rally to demand adequate funding OTTAWA – The union representing nearly 1,000 workers at Queensway Carleton is slamming the provincial government for the elimination of 101 jobs at the hospital. The hospital has notified CUPE 2875 about the layoffs, citing insufficient funding amidst rising…

CUPE slams nursing cuts at St. Joseph’s Hamilton as hospital reels under budget deficit

Insufficient government funding is forcing hospitals to reduce frontline staff  Hamilton, ON – A new wave of staffing cuts by St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton will hurt care delivery by increasing nurse-to-patient ratios, depriving patients of timely, quality care, increasing wait times and worsening the crisis in accessing hospital care, says the Canadian Union of Public…

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

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

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,…

ER wait-times for hospital admission increased 298 per cent over five years at North Bay hospital: CCPA report

Provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services North Bay, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the North Bay Regional Health Centre have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure,…

ER wait-times for a doctor’s assessment increased 169 per cent over five years at Health Sciences North: CCPA report

Provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Sudbury, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including Health Sciences North have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening…

ER hospital admission wait-times increased 108 per cent over five years at Sault Area Hospital

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

ER wait-times surged at Ottawa hospitals over the past three years due to provincial underfunding: CCPA report

OTTAWA – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including facilities in Ottawa have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis, CCPA Senior Researcher Andrew Longhurst finds that…

New data shows emergency department assessment wait-times increased 156 per cent over five years at Kingston Health Sciences Centre

A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Kingston, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By…

New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 110 per cent at Peterborough Regional Health Centre over five years

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