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• 1/15/2023

  Ontario expanding private delivery of public healthcare services in 3 step plan

  Making the announcement Monday, Premier Doug Ford lamented “endless debates'' about who should deliver healthcare and said all he cares about is getting people the care they need quickly and safely.
• 1/15/2023

  Ontario's got a three-step plan? I've got three questions

  Dr. Michael Warner wonders how and whether the province's plan to tackle the surgery backlog will work.
• 1/12/2023

  Alberta premier directs minister to build Health Spending Accounts

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she’ll 'have more to say' about Health Spending Accounts after the province releases its 2023 budget.
• 1/12/2023

  Will pharmacy prescribing improve healthcare?

  Patients (and politicians) will love this. But in my view, patient satisfaction should not be used as a metric to determine any healthcare policy.
• 1/12/2023

  How doctors can impact planetary health: New vodcast from Doctors of BC

  As part of an ongoing video series, Dr Ramneek Dosanjh, past president of Doctors of BC, hosted a discussion on the role physicians can play in the health of the planet
• 1/12/2023

  Why are there so many cyberattacks lately? An explainer on the rising trend

  A wave of high-profile cyberattacks has recently hit hospitals, businesses and organizations in Ontario, including SickKids in Toronto.
• 1/12/2023

  Ottawa, Kitchener hospitals saw record numbers of patients admitted this week

  Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa says Tuesday was the busiest day in the hospital's 47-year history, with 361 patients admitted.
• 1/12/2023

  Ontario to expand surgeries performed in private facilities, sources say

  The sources—who were not authorized to speak ahead of an announcement set for next week—said the province will expand existing independent health facilities' capacities in its first phase of surgical healthcare reform.
• 1/12/2023

  POLL: Are you still seeing patients virtually?

  The pandemic caused a proliferation of virtual care, but as COVID continues, are you still using these tools as much?
• 1/12/2023

  'Shocked' family says Cape Breton woman died after leaving busy emergency department

  Katherine Snow said her mother-in-law, Charlene Snow, went to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital on the afternoon of Dec. 30 with jaw pain and flu-like symptoms and was triaged by a nurse.