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Updated Nov. 9, 2022 9:55 a.m. CST
Published Nov. 9, 2022 6:44 a.m. CST
Katherine DeClerq
The Ontario government is being urged to provide an update on its plans to stabilize health care in the province in light of “damning evidence” in a leaked report showing wait times in hospital emergency rooms are continuing to increase.
The latest Ontario Health data, dated Nov. 1 and provided to executives and emergency department chiefs, was released by the Ontario Liberal Party on Wednesday.
“No matter how you look at this data, whether it month over month, or a year over a year, health-care performance is continuing its dramatic nosedive and unfortunately is now in freefall,” MPP Dr. Adil Shamji told reporters at a news conference.
... According to data by Health Quality Ontario (HQO), patients spent an average of 21.3 hours in an emergency room waiting to be admitted.
This is up from 20.7 hours in August and 20.8 hours in July. It also represents the highest average wait time for hospital admissions from Ontario ERs in the last year, according to HQO. ...
Published Nov. 9, 2022 6:44 a.m. CST
Katherine DeClerq
The Ontario government is being urged to provide an update on its plans to stabilize health care in the province in light of “damning evidence” in a leaked report showing wait times in hospital emergency rooms are continuing to increase.
The latest Ontario Health data, dated Nov. 1 and provided to executives and emergency department chiefs, was released by the Ontario Liberal Party on Wednesday.
“No matter how you look at this data, whether it month over month, or a year over a year, health-care performance is continuing its dramatic nosedive and unfortunately is now in freefall,” MPP Dr. Adil Shamji told reporters at a news conference.
... According to data by Health Quality Ontario (HQO), patients spent an average of 21.3 hours in an emergency room waiting to be admitted.
This is up from 20.7 hours in August and 20.8 hours in July. It also represents the highest average wait time for hospital admissions from Ontario ERs in the last year, according to HQO. ...