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Thursday 15 September 2011
Thursday 4 August 2011
Friends of Jack Layton event Aug/04
Join NDP candidate for MPP, Aleksandra Navarro and local personality/social justice activist Tracy Lamourie at Coffee Culture - 131 King St. in downtown Chatham on Thursday, August 4th from 3-7pm to sign the big get-well card or make a get well video to show support for Jack Layton during his battle against cancer.Ty Shwortzz of local performing artists CRUNK & TY will be singing and playing guitar at this event.
Friday 29 July 2011
THE NDP ARE IN LIMBO ?
Tell Dumbo that Limbo is just one stage away from Heaven !
The reporters that feed on hogwash and people who have nothing between the ears are running out of Liberal and Conservative subscribers. Soon it will be easier for them to find a quarter by shinning crocs on street corners or in subways. Is the economy that bad that dropouts have to make a living working for the media... well I sort of expected that in Canada eh!
Do not for a moment think that The New Democratic Party is in Limbo as the media Quotes. Jack Layton has brought Health Care to The surface and his Leadership will go on for generations to come and the ripples of The Orange Wave will be felt in all ten Provinces and the Territories
Thursday 21 July 2011
The Flip side of McGuinty BULL !
July 21, 2011 09:43 ET
No vacancy: Ontario Health Coalition finds hospital overcrowding at untenable levels
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 21, 2011) -
A new report, "No Vacancy: Hospital Overcrowding in Ontario, Impact on Patient Safety and Access to Care" released today finds that Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of all provinces in Canada. The result is serious hospital overcrowding that puts patients at risk.
Among the report's key findings:
More than 18,500 hospital beds have been closed since 1990.
Ontario's hospital occupancy rate is 97.8%, compared to average occupancy rates of 75% in the OECD and 68.2% in the United States.
Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of any province in Canada.
Ontario is fourth last in the OECD in numbers of hospital beds per person, followed only by Turkey, Chile and Mexico. In fact, Ontario has half the number of hospital beds per person compared to the OECD average. (Ontario is at 2.5 hospital beds per 1,000 population. OECD average excluding Canada is 5.2 hospital beds per 1000 population.)
Hospital bed cuts have not been offset by increases in care outside of hospitals. Approximately 10,000 people are on wait lists for home care in Ontario and more than 23,000 people are on wait lists for long term care homes.
Alternate Level of Care patients number 4,093 across Ontario, but 911 of these patients are waiting for care in hospital. Of the 3,182 waiting for care outside of hospital, 2,271 are waiting for a space in a long term care home and 196 are waiting for home care. Even if all Alternate Level of Care patients were discharged, Ontario would still have hospital occupancy rates far higher than other comparable jurisdictions.
The consequences of overcrowded hospitals include
Overcrowded emergency departments
Cancelled surgeries
Coercive tactics used to force patients out of hospital against their choice
Inappropriate staffing ratios
Increased hospital-acquired infections
Poorer health outcomes and increased mortality rates
"Ontario's hospital occupancy levels are at untenable levels, far above other comparable jurisdictions. For patients, this means a higher risk of hospital infections, cancelled surgeries, backlogged ERs, not enough staff, and patients waiting on stretchers for hours or even days," said Natalie Mehra, director of the Ontario Health Coalition. "Yet Ontario has not done a systematic study to assess hospital occupancy and determine the appropriate number of hospital beds needed."
No vacancy: Ontario Health Coalition finds hospital overcrowding at untenable levels
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 21, 2011) -
A new report, "No Vacancy: Hospital Overcrowding in Ontario, Impact on Patient Safety and Access to Care" released today finds that Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of all provinces in Canada. The result is serious hospital overcrowding that puts patients at risk.
Among the report's key findings:
More than 18,500 hospital beds have been closed since 1990.
Ontario's hospital occupancy rate is 97.8%, compared to average occupancy rates of 75% in the OECD and 68.2% in the United States.
Ontario has the fewest hospital beds per person of any province in Canada.
Ontario is fourth last in the OECD in numbers of hospital beds per person, followed only by Turkey, Chile and Mexico. In fact, Ontario has half the number of hospital beds per person compared to the OECD average. (Ontario is at 2.5 hospital beds per 1,000 population. OECD average excluding Canada is 5.2 hospital beds per 1000 population.)
Hospital bed cuts have not been offset by increases in care outside of hospitals. Approximately 10,000 people are on wait lists for home care in Ontario and more than 23,000 people are on wait lists for long term care homes.
Alternate Level of Care patients number 4,093 across Ontario, but 911 of these patients are waiting for care in hospital. Of the 3,182 waiting for care outside of hospital, 2,271 are waiting for a space in a long term care home and 196 are waiting for home care. Even if all Alternate Level of Care patients were discharged, Ontario would still have hospital occupancy rates far higher than other comparable jurisdictions.
The consequences of overcrowded hospitals include
Overcrowded emergency departments
Cancelled surgeries
Coercive tactics used to force patients out of hospital against their choice
Inappropriate staffing ratios
Increased hospital-acquired infections
Poorer health outcomes and increased mortality rates
"Ontario's hospital occupancy levels are at untenable levels, far above other comparable jurisdictions. For patients, this means a higher risk of hospital infections, cancelled surgeries, backlogged ERs, not enough staff, and patients waiting on stretchers for hours or even days," said Natalie Mehra, director of the Ontario Health Coalition. "Yet Ontario has not done a systematic study to assess hospital occupancy and determine the appropriate number of hospital beds needed."
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Ontario Have-Not Province
The Liberals Finance minister Dwight Duncan blasts 'right-wing media' and lying opposition
accusing them of intentionally misleading people by labelling Ontario a "have-not" province
I do not know what perception The Liberals have of themselves and I would be misleading you if I said I do not have a roof over my head. But as far as being in a have not province I will side with the media .
I am an have- not resident of the province of Ontario , I am a senior citizen without a family doctor and I cannot get one. I am at the mercy of Emergency rooms. I am without political representation as McGuinty and his Liberals are not representing me in any manner. What they do and stand for is against my moral beliefs and contravenes everything in my upbringing. A leader who openly admits that he lied to the people who elected him is by no means a hero. Any person wanting to introduce sex education in elementary schools that encompases masturbation and oral sex and more is not serving the best interest of Ontarians.
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