Category Archives: Health Care

Privatizing surgeries will drive up costs, skew access to the wealthy, lengthen wait lists and worsen the hospital staffing crisis: CUPE

TORONTO – The Ford government’s expansion of for-profit clinics will hurt the vast majority of Ontarians who can’t afford to pay for private care, warns the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Over the last week, the Ford government has announced $270 million in funding for private clinics to deliver surgeries and diagnostic tests, claiming it will improve wait-times. “There…

Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition

About 145,000 people in Guelph potentially disadvantaged due to privatization which disproportionately benefits the wealthy Guelph, ON – The Ford government’s signature policy initiative of privatizing hospital services has resulted in longer wait-times, unequal access based on wealth, and negative public opinion, says a new report by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE). In…

Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition

About 115,000 people in Huron-Perth potentially disadvantaged due to privatization which disproportionately benefits the wealthy. Stratford, ON – The Ford government’s signature policy initiative of privatizing hospital services has resulted in longer wait-times, unequal access based on wealth, and negative public opinion, says a new report by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE). In…

Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition

Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll Kingston, ON – The Ford government’s signature policy initiative of privatizing hospital services has resulted in longer wait-times, unequal access based on wealth, and negative public opinion, says a new report by CUPE’s Ontario Council…

Most people in Waterloo Region face reduced access to privatized hospital services: new report

Polling shows 72 per cent of people in Western Ontario say it’s unacceptable for private clinics to charge patients Kitchener, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of Waterloo residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else, says…

Most people in London face reduced access to privatized hospital services: new report

Polling shows 71 per cent of people in Southwestern Ontario say it’s unacceptable for private clinics to charge patients London, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of London residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else, says…

Most people in Cornwall face reduced access to privatized hospital services

Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll Cornwall, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of Cornwall residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else,…

Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll

Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in public hospitals OTTAWA – Seventy-three per cent of Ontarians believe the government should prioritize spending on public hospitals rather than private clinics, in a poll conducted following the recent budget announcement of $280 million being shunted to private, for-profit clinics. Eighty-four per cent also said they believe…

78 per cent of people in Golden Horseshoe and Western Ontario want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals not private clinics: new poll

Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in public hospitals Hamilton, ON – Seventy-eight per cent of people living in Western Ontario believe the government should prioritize spending on public hospitals rather than private clinics, in a poll conducted following the recent budget announcement of $280 million being shunted to private, for-profit clinics. Eighty-five per…

Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals not private clinics: new poll

Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in public hospitals, including 82 per cent of Ontario PC supporters TORONTO – Nearly three in four Ontarians believe the government should prioritize spending on public hospitals rather than private clinics, in a poll conducted following the recent budget announcement of $280 million being shunted to private, for-profit…