Tag: Health care
Small-town local hospital ERs cut hours again as staff woes deepen
The Ontario health-care crisis triggered by staffing shortages is tightening its grip in Southwestern Ontario as two rural hospitals, in Seaforth and St. Marys, once again reduce their emergency room hours.
Letters to the Editor: August 20, 2022
Parking fees bite
Letters to the Editor: August 11, 2022
Travellers’ health pays dividends
St. Thomas hospital warns public of long ER waits, staff shortages
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is asking the public to be patient as it deals with “escalating” staff shortages and a crushing surge of patients flocking to the emergency room.
Immigrants slow to connect to primary health-care provider: London researchers
Recent immigrants often face barriers to finding a family doctor, an important gap to fix as Canada welcomes tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees, experts say. The research team at Western University’s Schulich school of medicine and dentistry found the family doctor disparity between newcomers and more settled immigrants by analyzing national data from the […]