“It was quite terrifying, actually,” LeBeau said, noting there was a period of about five hours during which both the hospital’s ambulances were more than 200 kilometres away carrying patients to another facility.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said it’s been clear for “quite some time” that residents in the north don’t have equitable access to health care, including doctors and nurses.
“We have to make sure that northern communities are places where doctors want to bring their spouses and their families, and so making sure that those communities have the offerings that will attract people to set down roots there is also a big part of our commitment,” she said during an interview in Mississauga, Ont.
“We’re going to make it that much easier for you if you’re prepared to go and work in those communities that need the help,” he said Saturday during a campaign stop in Toronto’s west end. The Tories also said they would make it easier and quicker for health workers with foreign credentials to begin practising in Ontario by reducing barriers to registering with and being recognized by health regulatory colleges.
How?
Perhaps they can use it as experience to fix the healthcare shortage and inefficacy in the rest rest of the province. 🤔
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