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Ontario short 22,000 nurses says ONA
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Cathryn Hoy said funding freezes during the last Liberal government forced the layoff of 1,600 nurses, and the pandemic is the final straw for thousands more.
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SIMS: Everyone from prime minister on down pleads with unvaccinated
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I haven’t been on board with all of the federal government’s pandemic response, but I did agree with the prime minister Wednesday when he was asked what more could be done to convince unvaccinated people to get their COVID-19 shots.
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Double whammy: short-staffed area hospitals battle surge of COVID patients
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The battle against the Omicron variant is now a two-front war in area hospitals with staff illness and COVID-19 patient numbers both spiraling quickly up at the same time, area hospital bosses say.
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Ford will not mandate vaccines for health care workers
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Despite feedback from stakeholders, the Ontario government will not mandate COVID-19 vaccines for hospital employees.
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GBHS staff will be put on leave without pay if not vaccinated by Nov. 25
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Any Grey Bruce Health Services employees and physicians who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 25 will be “put on leave without pay,” hospital spokeswoman Mary Margaret Crapper said Thursday. The rule would not apply to those with an approved medical exemption. “We are considering our next steps,” she added in her emailed response to…
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Area hospitals getting $7.1M in provincial funding for upgrades, repairs
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Three hospitals in the London region are getting a $7.1-million boost from the provincial government for critical upgrades and repairs. Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton is expected to announce Friday the increases for three hospitals in his riding through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund. The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is set to receive more than $1.9…