Health

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Economist: Health system in a crisis it was never designed for

An extended pandemic, staff burnout, a surgical backlog, and a wave of retirements are among the factors that no one anticipated for Ontario's health care system

Aug 25, 2022 2:45 PM Read more >

Hospital says it's pulling the stops to address staff shortages

Health Sciences North is trying several new initiatives such as voluntary standby, paying shift incentives for call-ins, paying licence fees for new nursing graduates, and inviting recent retirees to come back and help out or to mentor new staff

Jul 26, 2022 9:02 AM Read more >

NOSM, Wikwemikong Tribal Police form training partnership

Part of the plan is to help train officers to respond to calls involving Indigenous trauma, mental health, addictions and human trafficking 

Jul 22, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

Plans to install air-conditioning in LTC hits roadblocks

Ontario's long-term care minister says supply chain issues and COVID-19 outbreaks are hampering efforts to install air conditioning in all resident rooms

Jul 22, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Local COVID-19 vax booking for youngest children opens next week

Ontario also announces it is extending COVID-19 paid sick days to March 31, 2023

Jul 21, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Code White: Hospital staff worried by surge in violent patients

‘We have patients who are brutally beating our members, throwing coffee at them, you know, hitting them with things that they have in their hands such as dietary trays; throwing chairs at them, grabbing their arm scratching them, and you know, this needs to stop’

Jul 19, 2022 4:02 PM Read more >

Seventh COVID wave drives up case counts in Ontario

Positivity rates, wastewater indicators, case counts and hospitalizations have increased week-over-week

Jul 8, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Ontario hospitals warn of more ER closures through the summer

Ontario hospitals, particularly those in smaller communities, warning staffing shortages could result in more that recent emergency department closures throughout the summer

Jul 8, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

Blue-green algae bloom reported in Ramsey Lake

Ministry of the Environment confirms water samples are positive for cyanobacteria

Jul 7, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Blue-green algae warning issued for Ramsey Lake

Public warned to avoid the water if the toxic blooms are present

Jul 5, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

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