The staffing crunch is affecting hospitals of all sizes across Ontario with unprecedented persistence and severity, Executive vice-president at Ontario Health says
An executive at the provincial agency overseeing Ontario’s hospitals says the system is experiencing staffing strain at “unprecedented” levels, but the situation may improve in the coming weeks.
Ontario Health says 10 hospitals have had to temporarily close emergency departments since June due to lack of nursing services.
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