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• Ontario Opening up to 130 New Transitional Care Beds in the Greater Toronto Area

  February 20, 2020 3:34 P.M.

  TORONTO — As part of its comprehensive plan to end hallway health care, Ontario is expanding innovative and proven reactivation care models to help ease growing pressures on hospitals. R...

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• Improving Quality and Delivery of Mental Health and Addictions Services

  February 19, 2020 9:00 A.M.

  Ontario continues to make meaningful improvements to the province's mental health and addictions system so that all Ontarians can easily access high-quality mental health and addictions servi...

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• Ontario Expanding Mental Health and Addictions Services for First Nations and Indigenous Communities

  February 14, 2020 10:50 A.M.

  SAULT STE. MARIE — Ontario is expanding mental health, addictions and well-being services for First Nations and Indigenous organizations, helping to provide culturally-appropriate serv...

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• Ontario Improving Access to the Right Care in the Right Place

  February 10, 2020 9:41 A.M.

  OTTAWA — As part of the province's comprehensive plan to end hallway health care, Ontario is improving patient access to the right care in the right place by launching new 9-1-1 models o...

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• Ontario Improving Access to Care by Building More Hospice Beds in Durham

  February 6, 2020 3:36 P.M.

  BOWMANVILLE — Ontario is expanding compassionate end-of-life care services for patients and their families by creating more palliative care options outside of hospital, which helps to e...

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• Ontario Expanding Walk-In Mental Health and Addictions Services for Youth in Haliburton

  February 6, 2020 11:16 A.M.

  HALIBURTON — Ontario is expanding community-based mental health and addictions services for youth and young adults, so hospital emergency departments are not the only option for someone in ...

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• Ontario Confirms Third Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus

  January 31, 2020 2:59 P.M.

  TORONTO - Today, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, confirmed Ontario's third case of 2019 novel coronavirus. The case is located in London, Ontario.

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• Ontario Confirms First Case of Wuhan Novel Coronavirus

  January 25, 2020 5:55 P.M.

  TORONTO — Today, Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced Ontario's first presumptive confirmed case of Wuhan novel coronavirus in Toronto.

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• Government of Ontario Protecting the Health Care System from Fraud

  January 9, 2020 9:00 A.M.

  Ontario is protecting the health care system against fraud by ensuring the final transition to a more secure photo health card. As of July 1, 2020, red and white health cards will no longer be...

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• Ontario Supporting St. Joseph's Health Centre Redevelopment in Toronto

  January 7, 2020 1:18 P.M.

  TORONTO — As part of its comprehensive plan to end hallway health care, Ontario is investing $27 billion over 10 years to build new and expanded hospital infrastructure while also suppor...

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