Premier Doug Ford is once again calling on the federal government for financial support in the face of a growing hospital staffing crisis that has seen some Ontario hospitals close their doors in recent weeks.
Premier Doug Ford is once again calling on the federal government for financial support in the face of a growing hospital staffing crisis that has seen“It's not sustainable that the federal government is giving us 22 per cent. We're paying 78 per cent. And that's across the country. Unacceptable,” Ford said at an unrelated news conference in Stratford, Ont. on Wednesday.“We're going to continue asking the federal government to step up and do their fair share.
Moreover, on Tuesday, the University Health Network told CP24 three intensive care units at one of Toronto’s busiest hospitals,Ford did not provide any new solutions to address the staffing crisis.
That includes the hiring of over 10,500 new health-care workers, the addition of 3,100 hospital beds, streamlining the process to get internationally trained nurses through the College of Nurses of Ontario, and theHowever, Ford did not say whether or not his government would repeal Bill 124 before it expires in November of this year.
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