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PRIVATE CLINICS REPORT – ERODING PUBLIC MEDICARE: COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES
Groundbreaking report on the growth and practices of for-profit surgical, MRI and boutique physician clinics across Canada. Where are they? How are they making their profits? How are they promoting two-tier medicare? Where do they get their staff from? What does this mean for public health care in Canada. MEDIA RELEASE FULL REPORT
FRANÇAIS (en bref) (October 6, 2008)
Last year the OHC obtained a legal opinion on the Copeman clinic which found the proposed Ontario clinic to be in contravention of the law.
HEALTH ACTION ASSEMBLY
The 2008 Ontario Health Coalition Health Action Assembly will occur on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Walmer Road Church (near Bloor and Spadina) in Toronto. The Assembly is where the OHC sets our priorities and action plan for the year and also features guest speakers and briefings on health care issues and organizing. Don’t miss it! Please fill out and send in the registration form as soon as possible. REGISTRATION FORM (October 25, 2008)
OHC NEWSLETTER: THE PULSE
The Fall edition of The Pulse includes news on privatization of Long Term Care, hospital cuts, P3s, our “Save Our Hospitals” community watch and more. THE PULSE (page 1) THE PULSE (page 2)
ORDER GIFT CARDS FOR THE HOLIDAYS (September 2008)
NIAGARA: SAVE OUR HOSPITALS!
The provincial government is forcing dramatic cuts onto Niagara’s hospitals that threaten to close ERs and other services in Port. Colborne, Fort Erie and Niagara Falls. Come out to your local town hall meeting to Save Our Hospitals:
Port Colborne: Thurs. Sept. 11, 7pm – Roselawn Theatre, 296 Fielden Ave.
Niagara Falls: Mon. Sept. 15, 7pm – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 5585 Victoria Ave.
Fort Erie: TBA TOWN HALL MEETING POSTER PETITION TO INCREASE FUNDING (September 2008)
MIDLAND/PENTETANGUISHENE – STOP THE LOSS OF 100 YEARS OF HOSPITAL DEMOCRACY!
Huronia District Hospital Supervisor, Dr. Kevin Smith, has recommended ending the election of our hospital board to the Minister of Health! The hospital has already started returning membership renewals. This is not democracy! Print up and sign the petition to protect our hospital services and ensure democratic governane! Join the Blitz on August 30th! Come to the next coalition meeting! Upcoming events:
Saturday, August 30- Join the petitioning blitz! Meet at 10 am in front of the Galaxy Theatre at Mountainview Mall.
Thursday, September 4, 7 pm - Next meeting of the South Georgian Bay Health Coalition - Midland Public Library, 320 King Street. PETITION MAY 21 MEDIA RELEASE
JUNE 5 MEDIA RELEASE AUG 26 RESPONSE TO SMITH UPDATES
OHC NEWSLETTER: THE PULSE
The June edition of The Pulse includes news on Cross-Country Actions to Stop Privatization, the OHC’s Hearings on Homecare Reform, a Homecare Update and news on the fight for Long Term Care minimum standards. THE PULSE (June 2008)
ONTARIO BUDGET: OHC’S PRE-BUDGET ANALYSIS & HOSPITAL DEFICIT “HOT SPOTS” MAP
The Ontario Health Coalition released a media briefing note and a map of hospital deficit “hot spots” to watch in advance of Ontario’s budget scheduled for Tuesday. The coalition outlined issues to watch in the upcoming provincial budget. MEDIA RELEASE BRIEFING NOTE
MAP OF HOSPITAL “HOT SPOTS” (March 20, 2008)

HOMECARE
HEALTH COALITION APPLAUDS TEMPORARY RESPITE FOR HAMILTION NON-PROFIT HOMECARE
OHC calls for complete end to competitive bidding. Protests are scheduled for Guelph (Jan 24) and Sudbury (Jan 25). MEDIA RELEASE BRIEFING NOTE FLYER (January 23, 2008)

PRIVATIZED HOSPITALS & CLINICS
OHC REPORT: COSTS OF NEW PUBLIC PETERBOROUGH HOSPITAL DRAMATICALLY LOWER THAN P3s
As patients move into the brand new public Peterborough Hospital on Sunday June 8th a new Ontario Health Coalition report shows that it was completed at a fraction of the cost of the Private-Public Partnership (P3) Brampton William Osler Hospital and the P3 North Bay General Hospital. The report, “Cost Comparison Analysis of P3 Projects Versus Public Hospital” raises serious questions about the extraordinary cost of the privatized P3 hospitals. MEDIA RELEASE FULL REPORT (June 6, 2008)
WHEN PUBLIC RELATIONS TRUMP PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
The Evolution of Cost Overruns, Service Cuts and Cover-Up in the Brampton Hospital P3. MEDIA RELEASE (PDF) SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS (PDF) FULL REPORT (PDF) (January 7, 2008)
FACT SHEET: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO BRAMPTON'S HOSPITAL?
Up to date information on the crisis at Brampton's P3 hospital. Distributed at the December 9th rally in Brampton PDF (December 9, 2007)
COMMENTARY: BRAMPTON P3 HOSPITAL TARGET OF MASSIVE COMMUNITY UNREST
Province Needs to Help Out Hospital and Stop Secrecy PDF (December 10, 2007)
MEDICARE AND THE "EUROPEAN MODEL"
Bulletin from Canadian Doctors for Medicare PDF
PRIVATE CLINIC REPORT
Damning evidence from Ontario's for-profit clinics issued in light of John Tory's campaign to open the gates to US style for-profit clinics and hospitals. MEDIA RELEASE (PDF) FULL REPORT (PDF) (October 1, 2007)
MEDIA RELEASE: TROJAN HORSE OF PRIVATIZATION DOGS TORY ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL
John Tory's promotion of for-profit clinics threatens local public hospitals PDF (September 20, 2007)
FACT SHEET: WHY NOT PRIVATIZE?
International Evidence On For-Profit Hospital Clinics PDF (September 19, 2007)
MEDIA RELEASE and MEDIA BACKGROUNDER: PRIVATE CLINICS
Private Clinic Aligns with Conservatives in Misleading Campaign to Privatize Health System HTML PDF (March 22, 2007) MEDIA BACKGROUNDER Evidence from the system-wide experiment in Britain and some Quick Facts HTML PDF (March 22, 2007)

URGENT ALERT: PRIVATE CLINIC'S MISLEADING CAMPAIGN TO PRIVATIZE HEALTH SYSTEM
Alert all supporters and friends! PDF (March 22, 2007)

MEDIA RELEASE: NORTH BAY P3 HOSPITAL COVER-UP TACTICS
Economist Hugh Mackenzie:    The Ontario government has resorted to cover-up tactics to evade public scrutiny. Media Release         PDF

The Assessment:      PDF
                                                           (June 18, 2007)

MEDIA RELEASE: BRAMPTON P3 HOSPITAL'S EXTRAORDINARY COSTS
Revealed through court-ordered release of secret documents. Media Release         PDF
Backgrounder: Brampton P3 Hospital
Disclosed Documents on Costs                  PDF
Memo of Facts: from Lewis Auerbach, former Director of Audit Operations - Office of the A.G. of Canada                 PDF
Memo of Facts:
from OHC lawyer Steven Shrybman                 PDF
                                                           (May 9, 2007)

P3 STATUS UPDATE:
Current information on the status of P3 projects PDF (April 1, 2007)

LONG TERM CARE HOMES

INSUFFICIENT CARE LEVELS, VIOLENCE AND INCREASING NEED IN ONTARIO NURSING HOMES: OHC REPORT
Using interviews, research and government statistics, a new report from the OHC, “Violence, Insufficient Care and Downloading of Heavy Care Patients: An evaluation of increasing need and inadequate standards in Ontario’s nursing homes” reveals that patients with increasingly complex and heavy care needs are being downloaded into long term care homes, causing an increase in violence, accident and injury. MEDIA RELEASE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FULL REPORT (May 8, 2008)
OHC SUBMISSION TO FACILITATOR SHIRLEY SHARKEY
Review of Staffing and Care Standards for Long-Term Care Homes. PDF (January 31, 2008)

MEDIA RELEASE: LONG-TERM CARE
Coalition Decries McGuinty's Failure to Fulfill Promise to Improve Care Levels in Nursing Homes

Media Release: PDF

Backgrounder: PDF (September 9, 2007)

OHC SUBMISSION REGARDING BILL 140: AN ACT RESPECTING LONG TERM CARE HOMES
Presented to the Standing Committee on Social Policy at Queen's Park. PDF (January 16, 2007)

LTC MINIMUM CARE STANDARDS CAMPAIGN
Join in the Long Term Care Petition Campaign to raise Minimum Care Standards. Download petition, poster and/or mailing inserts HTML PDF (May 18, 2007)

HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS TO PROTECT HOSPITAL SERVICES

HELP SAVE UXBRIDGE HOSPITAL
Fight the loss of ER Services

Uxbridge Hospital Flyer PDF

Uxbridge Hospital Petition: PDF (July 18, 2007)

SAVE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES - MIDLAND AND PENETANGUISHENE
Fight the undemocratic merger of the Huronia District Hospital with the Penetanguishene General Hospital

Midland/Penetanguishene Flyer PDF

Midland/Penetanguishene Petition: PDF (July 18, 2007)

CHARTER CHALLENGE TO DISMANTLE SINGLE-TIER MEDICARE IN ONTARIO

BACKGROUNDER: GROUP BEHIND SINGLE-TIER MEDICARE CHARTER CHALLENGE
HTML PDF (May 31, 2007)

MEDIA RELEASE: LEGAL CHALLENGE TO MEDICARE
Charter Challenge against Medicare in Ontario opportunistic and dishonest: HTML PDF (May 2, 2007)

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