TODAY: Ontario Health Coalition holding marches Monday outside three major Ontario hospitals
“In the face of this crisis, we would expect an Ontario government of any political stripe to do everything possible to address such a humanitarian catastrophe. However, the Ford government has not even repealed Bill 124,” OHC said, pointing to the legislation that“For more than a year, has responded to media and public queries about the unfolding hospital crisis with the claims that it is hiring 6,000 staff, fast tracking international graduates and the status quo is not working.
The coalition said Ontario needs more than 50,000 long-term care staff and more than 40,000 hospital staff as well as more funding for its hospitals instead of privatizing health care services. “A recruitment drive in the magnitude of tens of thousands is what is actually needed to stabilize the system,” OHC said.
“Ontario has floors, even entire hospitals, where beds have been closed down due to underfunding and now understaffing. There are all kinds of capacity that could be opened up, were there only the political will to do so. In large hospitals across Ontario, there are operating rooms that are closed for weeks or months or even permanently due to underfunding and more recently understaffing.”“This is not the time for games, denial or lies. Enough.
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