DUNDALK, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's a strong believer in public health care, but his government is going to "get creative" when looking at how it can be delivered as the province deals with a staffing crisis in hospitals.
When asked if patients would have to pay anything if they had surgery at a private clinic, Ford said it would be "100 per cent" covered."Are we gonna get creative? Absolutely. As I mentioned, we just can't as a province keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result." Ford said his government is talking to health-care experts across the sector in an effort to figure out how to solve the staffing problem. But he and Jones have not specified what options they are looking at.The premier pointed to a private hernia surgery clinic that was grandfathered in when the health-care system became public as a good example of how the private sector can help.
But those nurses come at a premium cost, said Dr. Michael Warner, an intensive care physician at Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital.
Ford’s actions and words about public health appear to be in conflict