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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 30 per cent at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance over five years

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A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services   Chatham, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including Chatham-Kent Health Alliance 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…

New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 72 per cent at Windsor Regional Hospital over five years

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A new report by the CCPA says provincial underfunding is undermining timely access to hospital services Windsor, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including Windsor Regional Hospital 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…

Waiting 74 hours in ER – new data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 40 per cent at Niagara Health System

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  A new report by the CCPA says patients are being short-changed due to provincial underfunding   Niagara, 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,…

Assaulted and injured in sickening numbers, CUPE health care workers demand action on workplace violence

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TORONTO – On the National Day of Mourning, CUPE hospital and long-term care workers called for action from the provincial and federal governments to protect them from violence, which has worsened since the pandemic. “Canada’s high tolerance of violence against women soaks inevitably into our institutions, like hospitals and long-term care facilities”, said Sharon Richer,…

Health care workers protest declining working conditions and patient care at Oshawa hospital amid provincial funding cuts

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Oshawa, ON – Demoralized, exhausted and frustrated, health care workers protested outside Lakeridge hospital in Oshawa today in response to chaotic working conditions amid provincial funding restraint. Pam Parks, a registered practical nurse and president of CUPE 6364, which represents about 3,500 workers at three Lakeridge Health sites, said that the hospital has eliminated more…