Hospitals in Ottawa must add at least 3,000 staff to its workforce in order to maintain the current level of care, warns a union representing healthcare workers and paramedics.
A stark shortage in many healthcare positions has the Canadian Union of Public Employees, CUPE Local 503, calling on the provincial government for immediate action.
"It’s desperate, I think there is definitely a crisis," Verch says. "As more healthcare workers leave, it’s just increasing the workloads which is driving more people out." In Ottawa, demand for paramedic services is up about 25 per cent, says Carrie-Lynn Poole-Cotnam, CUPE 503 secretary-treasurer. Poole-Cotnam says the city needs about 30 more paramedics to be hired each year.
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