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  1. Photo for Ontario's Action Plan To Transform Health Care
    Ontario's Action Plan To Transform Health Care

    Ontario is launching an Action Plan to transform the health care system and deal with the demographic challenges as well as the province's deficit. 

    January 30, 2012 1:00 PM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  2. Drug Reform Providing Better Care For Families

    Ontarians have saved an additional $100 million in new savings thanks to the province's drug system reforms.

    January 27, 2012 8:00 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  3. Six New Family Health Teams Open In Toronto

    Torontonians in need of a family doctor now have more access to care as six more Family Health Teams (FHTs) have opened in the city.

    January 26, 2012 10:00 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  4. Helping More Ontarians Quit Smoking

    To help more Ontarians quit smoking, people undergoing treatment for drug addictions will soon have access to free counselling supports, nicotine gum and patches.  

    January 18, 2012 10:00 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  5. Ontarians Breathing Easier During National Non-Smoking Week

    During the 35th annual National Non-Smoking Week, Ontario is celebrating the progress made to create a healthier province and is reiterating its commitment to smoke-free communities.

    January 16, 2012 8:00 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  6. Top 10 Tips To Avoid Catching The Flu

    Ontario is offering everyone ten helpful tips to stay healthy and reduce the risk of spreading the flu and other viruses to your friends and family this holiday season.

    December 19, 2011 10:30 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  7. Ontario Needs New Conversation On Health

    Ontario needs a new conversation about health, and very little of that conversation is about health care, says Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King.

    December 1, 2011 2:00 PM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  8. Modernizing St. Michael's Hospital

    Ontario will expand and renovate Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital to give families better access to high-quality care, and create hundreds of local jobs.

    November 29, 2011 9:15 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  9. Stay Healthy With Your Free Flu Shot

    Ontario is encouraging everyone to avoid getting sick this flu season by getting their annual flu shot.

    November 10, 2011 2:00 PM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  10. UPDATED: Ontarians Warned Not To Eat Food Products Contaminated With Listeria

    Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, and Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David McKeown, are warning Ontarians not to consume the following smoked salmon products because they may be contaminated with Listeria.

    September 29, 2011 10:15 PM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  11. Ontario Appoints Supervisor For Niagara Health System

    Ontario has appointed Dr. Kevin Smith as supervisor for Niagara Health System (NHS).

    August 31, 2011 10:30 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  12. Expanding The Georgetown Hospital For Local Families

    A new project at Halton Healthcare Services' Georgetown Hospital site will give people and families in Georgetown and Halton Hills better access to high quality care, closer to home.

    August 31, 2011 9:00 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  13. Improving Maternal And Newborn Care For Brant-Area Families

    Ontario is improving healthcare for families in the Brant-area by providing expectant moms better access to state-of-the-art birthing facilities, closer to home.

    August 26, 2011 9:30 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  14. New Hospital Coming To Centre Wellington

    Ontario is helping to build a new hospital to ensure that families in Wellington County area have better access to state-of-the-art health care, closer to home.

    August 25, 2011 12:30 PM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  15. Expanding The Milton District Hospital for Local Families

    A major redevelopment project will give people and families in Milton better access to state-of-the-art health care, closer to home.

    August 25, 2011 9:45 AM | Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
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