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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)
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)
LONG TERM CARE: OHC SUBMISSION TO THE FACILITATOR, SHIRLEY SHARKEY
Review of Staffing and Care Standards for Long-Term Care Homes. PDF (January 31, 2008)
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). January 23 media release (PDF) Briefing Note Information flyer (January 23, 2008)

PRIVATIZED HOSPITALS & CLINICS
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
MEDIA RELEASE: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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