Ontario will release a plan Thursday that it says is intended to fix problems that have plagued hospitals and the health care system across the province, a “status quo” that cannot continue, the government says.
The first phase of the program was launched early in 2020 and is now being used in more than 40 municipalities. For two years, paramedics treated the patients on scene or took them to, for example, a mental-health facility. Paramedics will now also be able to provide treatment onsite for diabetes, epilepsy and minor acute illnesses and injuries, such as falls.Ms. Jones didn’t say in how many areas across the province the initiative, called “911 models of care,” will be expanded.
Under the paramedic program, she said that patients are accessing care 17 times quicker and 94 per cent didn’t go to the emergency department in the few days after being treated. The Premier didn’t provide details on what will be changing, but pointed to investments that his government has made in the system to address shortfalls since it took office, including $40-billion over the next 10 years on expanding hospital infrastructure.Mr. Ford also touted the addition of more than 14,500 nurses in the province since 2018. According to data from the College of Nurses of Ontario , Mr.
Wonder where he money trail will lead?
A plan to do a plan
Lol keep high taxes obviously though right?