The words: “Every child in Ontario should be able to get the care they need, when they need it,” were contained in Thursday’s provincial budget.
That plans calls for an investment of $357 million annually over the next four years to ensure children have timely access to the health services they need.
Children’s health officials hope to meet with provincial officials as soon as this coming week to hammer out details.Article content CHEO now has 19 additional critical-care beds with eight mental health beds coming on line this year.Among other things, children’s health funding has not kept up with population growth. Within CHEO’s catchment area, the population of children and youth has grown at nine times the provincial rate.Article content
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