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Few surgeries rerouted to private clinics in Ontario a year after announcement

In January 2023, Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised to expand the number of private clinics in the province in order to cut wait times. He said he feared Ontario’s health-care system was in danger of being washed away if drastic action wasn’t taken. “The way I can describe it, you …

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Surgeries rescheduled as Winnipeg hospitals continue to deal with patient surge – Winnipeg

Patients with respiratory illnesses continue to surge into the city’s hospitals, leading to the postponement of some surgeries. Concordia and Grace Hospitals are rescheduling some inpatient elective orthopedic surgeries, a move opening up more beds and allowing staff to help in more critical areas. It’s just one change being made …

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Ontario pediatric hospitals ask for help to deal with backlog of 12,000 surgeries

Nearly 12,000 children are on a wait list for surgeries across Ontario, a situation officials at four major pediatric hospitals say is part of a much bigger problem they need help from the province to solve. A surge of viral respiratory illnesses, driven by a particularly bad strain of the …

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N.L. children’s hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness

A children’s hospital in the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador’s says it has had to cancel some surgeries and appointments due to a high level of respiratory illness. Newfoundland’s Eastern Health issued a press release saying some routine procedures and appointments will not go ahead at the Janeway Children’s Health …

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Ontario to fund more private clinic surgeries, send patients to temporary LTCs

Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones’s plan to stabilize the health-care system includes increasing surgeries performed at private clinics but covered by OHIP, covering the exam and registration fees for internationally trained nurses, and sending patients waiting for a long-term care bed to a home not of their choosing. The plan …

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