ALEXANDRIA, ON — Low staff morale and high staff turnover rates at Glengarry Memorial Hospital are creating internal turmoil at the hospital and taking a toll on patient care, warned the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). “The situation at the hospital should not be ignored by Ontario’s health minister and we are again urging…
HAMILTON, ON — “The looming closure of Harbour North East #2, a 7 bed mental health treatment unit at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton is just the beginning of a series of coming cuts to hospital services,” warns Domenic DiPasquale, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 786, which represents 1,700 staff at the…
OTTAWA, ON — Cuts to infection control and food services at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital “are the direct result of provincial Liberal government funding cuts,” said Brian Grant, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4540 at an Ottawa media conference today. In the latest wave of cuts to hit the Bruyere, 30…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/235764635″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] CUPE, OPSEU and ONA are fighting changes to the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act (PSLRTA) which would, in circumstances where one union had 60 percent or more of members, take away the right of public sector workers to vote to choose which union to belong to.
OTTAWA, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for Ottawa area hospitals would need to increase by $312,685,078 a year in order to reach the average hospital funding level in the rest…
NORTH BAY, Ont. – According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) would need to increase by nearly $23 million a year in order to reach the average hospital…
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario’s provincial Liberals should reassess their commitment to public, private, partnership (P3) infrastructure construction, now that the new federal Liberal government has signalled a move away from funding P3 projects, says Michael Hurley the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU). The indicator that the federal government will no longer…
TORONTO, Ont. — According to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data, Ontario spends 25.3 per cent less than the rest of Canada on hospital care. That means that provincial funding for Health Sciences North (HSN) would need to increase by nearly $57 million a year in order to reach the average hospital funding level…
ALMONTE, ON – A media conference is planned for Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Almonte to release Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data (from 2009-2014) that shows patient readmissions at Almonte General Hospital are spiking. “This increase in readmission rates,” says Linda Melbrew, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…
If at least one Toronto hospital is trying to get out of its contract with the company that sterilizes its surgical instruments over quality issues, has Pembroke Regional Hospital really done its due diligence in entering into a similar contract? CUPE asked today. “Unfortunately, the experience with this company is concerning, with blood and bone…
