by OCHU | Jul 6, 2026 | Hospital Deficits, Media Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Health care workers to protest outside MPP Greg Rickford’s office tomorrow to demand more hospital funding Kenora, ON – Health care workers are organizing a rally in Kenora outside MPP Greg Rickford’s office to protest the provincial...
by OCHU | May 25, 2026 | Events
Fiscal Advisory Committee Senior Research Officer Doug Allan will lead a series of regional workshops to help local leaders better understand hospital budgets and to participate fully in budget meetings. Other Articles The Sinister Threat to Medicare Mar 30, 2026 |...
by OCHU | May 22, 2026 | Hospital Cuts, Hospital Deficits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Five-year trend shows ER wait-times continue to increase at Simcoe County hospitals amid funding shortfall: CCPA report Barrie, ON – Emergency department wait-times at Simcoe County Hospitals have increased significantly over the past five years,...
by OCHU | May 21, 2026 | Hospital Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New data shows hospital admission wait-times increased 62 per cent at Lake of the Woods District Hospital over five years Kenora, ON – The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including the Lake of the Woods District Hospital have carried...
by OCHU | May 21, 2026 | Hospital Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CUPE to protest job cuts at rally on Friday with PSW, clerical positions on the chopping block Who: Health care workers at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Richard Rigby, president of CUPE 786 Sam Forsyth, vice president of...
