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October 21, 2020 11:37 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Ford Government’s New Legislation Will Make It Significantly Harder to Hold For-Profit Long-Term Care Homes Liable for COVID-19 Harms

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ford government has introduced legislation that would make it significantly harder for residents and families to hold long-term care homes liable for...
October 07, 2020 17:15 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

MEDIA ADVISORY: Protests at Ontario Legislature & Across the Province: Ford government needs to take immediate action to address staffing crisis, implement a minimum of 4 hours of hands on care & end for-profit long-term care, says Ontario Health Coalition

Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 1,900 Ontario residents and staff have died of COVID-19 in long-term care. The funding and staffing announcements made...
October 02, 2020 12:59 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Health Coalition Calls for Government to Flow Urgently Needed Money to Hospitals and Long-Term Care; Staffing Announcements Far Less Than Other Provinces

TORONTO, Oct. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the last week, the Ford government has rolled out a series of media announcements about health care funding and staffing. Today the Ontario Health...
September 29, 2020 14:08 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Throne Speech: Premiers Should Not Play Partisan Politics with Health Care; Concrete Commitments Needed From Provincial & Federal Governments

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health Coalitions across Canada were pleased with Throne Speech promises to expand public health care to create a universal comprehensive public...
September 24, 2020 15:38 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Health Coalition Demands that Ford Government Stop Privatizing Health Care Under Cover of COVID-19: “There is no excuse not to use reopen & ramp up existing capacity in public system”, Coalition will do everything in its power to stop the undermining of public health care

Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Health Coalition expressed deep concern about the Ford government’s privatization of health care services, the lack of a...
September 23, 2020 18:05 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Rate of Increase in COVID-19 among Staff, Residents, and Patients in Ontario’s Health Care Settings More Than Doubled: Coalition Fears Second Wave in Long-Term Care

TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition released its most recent report detailing the COVID-19 outbreaks it has tracked from reliable sources in health care settings...
September 23, 2020 09:33 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Ford Government’s Failure to Release a Plan for COVID-19 Underscored by Alarming Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Homes in Ottawa; 11 Residents Have Died; Problems Apparent with Testing, Isolation, PPE: Ontario Health Coalition Calls for Province-Wide Protests

TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In Ottawa, the alarming spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes underscores the lack of a clear plan and action on the part of Ontario’s Ford...
July 23, 2020 19:44 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Updated Tracking Reports Shows New 30 Outbreaks & Increase in Deaths in Health & Congregate Care Settings; New Outbreaks in Agriculture, Retail, Shelters and other Non-Health Care Industries

TORONTO, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since mid-March as COVID-19 began to spread in Ontario’s health care system, the Ontario Health Coalition has been tracking the numbers of...
July 22, 2020 11:15 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

95% of Ontario Long-Term Care Staff Report Staffing Shortages Leaving Basic Care Needs Unmet: Health Coalition Releases Staffing Survey Calling for Ford Government to Take Action

Attn: Assignment Editor TORONTO, July 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Staff describe it as “heartbreaking”, “wrong” and “a far cry from what they deserve”. The Ontario Health Coalition released the...
July 21, 2020 15:31 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

MEDIA ADVISORY: Survey Revealing Current Conditions in LTC Homes Across Ontario to be Released Tomorrow

TORONTO, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A survey of more than 150 staff working in more than 75 long-term care homes across Ontario reveals how short-staffed the homes are, whether things are...