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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2023 1:01 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some eastern Ontario hospitals are bringing back mask requirements in patient-care areas as the respiratory virus season approaches. Kingston Health Sciences Centre says on its website that masking is now mandatory …
Read More »Ontario doctors weigh in on screen time and vaccinations ahead of back-to-school
As parents in Ontario prepare to send their children back to school, a group of Ontario doctors is outlining some of the risks that remain in the classroom and how to combat them. The upcoming school year will be the first since the COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared over and …
Read More »Ontario government plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province’s doctors
TORONTO — Ontario doctors who received loans from the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to cover increased costs and offset revenue losses stemming from lower patient volumes will now have one year to pay those sums back. The Ontario government laid out plans to recoup the money in …
Read More »Ontario government sets aside $22 billion in ‘excess funds’: watchdog
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is sitting on more than $22 billion in “excess funds,” according to the province’s watchdog, with no transparency on how that money will be used over the next four years. The province’s independent Financial Accountability Office (FAO) released a long-term spending forecast, based on the government’s …
Read More »Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children, research shows
TORONTO — The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect of the shortage of children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which forced parents …
Read More »Naloxone kits mandatory in high risk Ontario workplaces starting today
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 31, 2023 5:35 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some workplaces in Ontario are now required to carry a kit used to temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. As of today, workplace safety legislation mandates what the government …
Read More »Several southern Ontario public health units warn whooping cough on the rise
Several public health units in southwestern Ontario say they’ve seen a spike in cases of whooping cough and are urging residents to get vaccinated against the respiratory illness that can be particularly severe in young children. Southwestern Public Health — which serves Oxford County, Elgin County and St. Thomas, Ont. …
Read More »Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents
Ontario doctors and the organization representing them blasted the provincial government on Saturday for its quietly unveiled plans to end a program that provides health-care services for people without health insurance. The Ontario Medical Association said it first learned of the pending suspension on Friday, issuing a statement saying it …
Read More »Rising complaints on Ontario health care quality: patient ombudsman report
TORONTO — Ontario’s patient ombudsman says he has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health-care system and an increase in use of force by hospital security. The findings come in the patient ombudsman’s annual report released today. There were more than 3,300 complaints …
Read More »Health system crisis: When travelling for care is the only option but fast care is needed
When it comes to an accident, speed is paramount in ensuring patients have the best chance of recovery, but with a healthcare system in crisis, speedy care is not always the case. Micheal Groulx, 32, a small business owner from Angus, Ont., was framing a house in Collingwood last Wednesday …
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