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• Appropriateness Working Group Submits First 11 Recommendations

  August 22, 2019 3:31 P.M.

  Toronto — Following months of collaboration and productive discussions, the Appropriateness Working Group (AWG) has submitted its first 11 recommended updates to tests and procedures th...

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• Ontario Bringing Key Health Services Together Under One Roof in the Ottawa Region

  August 20, 2019 9:56 A.M.

  ORLÉANS — In communities across Ontario, patients are waiting too long for care and finding it difficult to navigate a disconnected and confusing health care system. The Government of Ontar...

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• Ontario Improving Access to Timely Care for Patients in Crisis

  August 9, 2019 11:54 A.M.

  SARNIA - In emergency departments across the province, people in crisis are placed under police supervision, often for up to eight hours, until they are admitted under the guidelines set out ...

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• Ontario Launching Program to Fund Out-of-Country Dialysis Services

  August 8, 2019 2:00 P.M.

  Every Ontarian deserves the opportunity to safely travel abroad. That's why Ontario is launching a new program to fund out-of-country dialysis services, ensuring that Ontarians living with ki...

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• Ontario Opening More Transitional Care Beds in the Greater Toronto Area

  July 17, 2019 11:00 A.M.

  TORONTO — Across Ontario, 15 per cent of patients needlessly remain in hospitals waiting to transition to another, more appropriate health care facility or provider. This creates unnece...

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• Ontario Expanding Life-Changing Treatment for Patients with Essential Tremors

  July 15, 2019 10:06 A.M.

  TORONTO — Approximately four per cent of Ontarians aged 65 years and older are living with essential tremors—a condition that causes uncontrollable shaking that can make it challen...

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• Ontario Expanding Midwifery Services

  July 8, 2019 11:03 A.M.

  ST. JACOBS - With more than 140,000 babies being welcomed to the world each year in Ontario, families are looking for more options when it comes to choosing their care. That's why Ontario's G...

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• Ontario Investing in Expansion of The Ottawa Hospital

  July 4, 2019 10:00 A.M.

  OTTAWA — Hallway health care continues to be a serious challenge for hospitals across Ontario, leaving patients waiting too long for care in aging buildings that do not reflect the qual...

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• Ontario Expands Newborn Screening Program

  July 3, 2019 11:00 A.M.

  OTTAWA — Genetic factors and infections are the leading causes of permanent hearing loss for newborns and young children. That's why the Ontario government is putting people and patients...

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• Ontario Adding More Mental Health and Addiction Services in Ottawa

  July 2, 2019 1:30 P.M.

  OTTAWA — Ontario's mental health and addictions system is disconnected with uneven access to quality services, making it challenging for patients and families to navigate a confusing sy...

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