At times of viral global outbreaks like the Coronavirus, Ontario’s overcrowded, underfunded hospitals severely disadvantaged
Ontario’s overcrowded, understaffed and underfunded hospitals are already challenged under the strain of a growing and aging population, and as a result they are, “severely disadvantaged at times of viral global outbreaks, like the Coronavirus now spreading to North America from China,” says Michael Hurley, president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions.
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Newsletter – January 22
Bill 138; North Bay addictions treatment cuts; Local 79 solidarity, Coronavirus; and more OCHU/CUPE news.
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Very strong public support to keep North Bay hospital addiction treatment beds open, poll shows
74.3 % per cent of 1005 of people polled in North Bay support keeping the in-hospital addiction treatment program with 31 beds including several dedicated to crisis intervention at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) open.
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OCHU asks government to increase budgets for health services in 2020 by 5.3%
In its presentation to the Finance Committee of the Ontario Legislature on the 2020 provincial budget, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions calls on the provincial government to fund health services in line with their real cost increases. Healthcare institutions are facing cost increases estimated to be 5.3% in 2020. These costs are driven by a growing and aging population.
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OCHU and Local 79 sign solidarity pact
The leaders of CUPE Local 79 and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE signed a solidarity pact today, committing the organizations and their members to support one another in bargaining.
Read MoreNorth Bay hospital staff take part in on-site solidarity day to keep addictions treatment program from closing
NORTH BAY, ON – With the North Bay Regional Health Centre residential addictions program threatened with closure, tomorrow (Tuesday, January 7) hospital staff are taking the unprecedented step of holding a solidarity day to...
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Ontario Hospitals: Leaders in Efficiency
Ontario hospitals lead the country with their longstanding, lean operational performance. However, they are clearly showing signs of strain – largely due to multiple years of funding restraint, the lack of system-wide capacity planning, significant demographic growth and a shortage of capacity in other health sectors.
Given the extraordinary gains in efficiency made by Ontario hospitals, the expectation that more can be harvested simply isn’t realistic, and at many organizations, continued access to high-quality hospital services is now at risk.
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Northern Ireland nurses strike over pay and patient safety
More than 15,000 nurses in Northern Ireland are striking for better pay and increased staffing in a healthcare service mired in crisis.
Read MoreWith new critical reports, Ontario’s Solicitor General must act to stop the closure of Hamilton forensic pathology
Ontario’s Solicitor General must act immediately to stop the controversial closure of the Hamilton forensic pathology unit, in light of two new critical reports – one from respected provincial auditor Bonnie Lysyk – the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says.
Read MoreWhy is a hospital residential addiction program being cut when North Bay had 138 drug-related overdoses since May?
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has learned that cuts are coming to a key program at North Bay Regional Health Center (NBRHC) that vulnerable individuals rely on.
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Staffing shortages, too low provincial funding, prompt Cornwall long-term care rally on December 10
Providing the best care possible to frail long-term care residents despite constant staffing shortages and too low provincial funding, is an uphill struggle, say staff at Cornwall’s Parisien Manor. They are holding a noontime rally next week, Tuesday, December 10, outside the home located at 439 Second St. East, to underscore to the community the many challenges they face daily.
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Ontario PC’s urged to scrap health service privatization in Bill 138
The provincial government has no mandate to “hurriedly” pass legislation (Bill 138) which opens health care clinical and support services to aggressive privatization, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said today.
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OCHU Annual Convention
April 27 @ 3:00 pm - April 30 @ 12:00 pm EDT
