Saying the status quo is no longer acceptable, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced a plan to clear backlogs by allowing…
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There were already plans under way for a new emergency department at Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital before COVID-19 arrived, but the global pandemic…
Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital has become the third facility in Eastern Ontario to temporarily close its emergency department during what is considered one…
Bill 7 on long-term care has now been adopted by the Ontario Legislature. It has been widely criticized because the elderly who occupy a hospital…
Montfort Hospital planned to reopen its emergency room at 7:30 a.m. on Monday after a weekend of temporary overnight closures. Read More Source: Visit the…
Emergency department crowding reached critical levels in Ottawa this week, following a weekend storm that strained all of the city’s hospitals. Read More Source: Visit…
When warm weather returns, Marlene Rivier and her children hope to dedicate a bench in Britannia Park to her late husband, Allan Porter. The peaceful…
Amid growing calls to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health-care workers in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said Monday he doesn’t believe in “forcing anyone to…
As COVID-19 cases hit record highs in Ontario, doctors are preparing to make life and death decisions about who will get critical care. Read More …
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