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HHS Urgent Care Centre to close Christmas, New Years Day
Hamilton Health Sciences will be closing its west end Urgent…
New federal dental insurance plan to be phased in over 2024
Eligible Canadians over the age of 87 will be the…
1 in 5 Ontario ER patients needed a family doctor, not urgent care: auditor
Ontario’s acting auditor general says one in five patients who…
Highlights from Ontario auditor general annual report
The Ontario auditor general’s office published its annual report Wednesday.…
Newsmakers Podcast: A look at The Spec’s series on Hamilton’s health-care crisis
WATCH: On an all-new episode of Newsmakers on CHCH Podcasts,…
McMaster study finds that virtual care is safe, being used effectively
New research from McMaster University has found that virtual care…
Ontario registered nurses soon able to prescribe birth control, travel medication
Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to prescribe…
HHS’ Internationally Educated Nurse program aims to ease staff shortages
A new initiative at Hamilton Health Sciences is aiming to…
New Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine now available in Niagara
The newly approved Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine will be available for…
Canadian children face ‘unsafe’ delays in spinal surgeries: report
A new report from Children’s Healthcare Canada found that 40…
HHS fires 8 employees who breached 4,000 patient’s records
Hamilton Health Sciences says it has fired eight employees who…
Ontario rolls out programs to boost health staffing
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is starting…
Parents of children with complex health needs say they are ‘slipping through the cracks’
Tammy Embrey from Port Colborne is struggling to get her…
Urgent care clinic to open at site of shuttered Minden, Ont., ER
An urgent care clinic is set to open at the…
St. Joe’s studying preventative dental services for high-risk patients
St. Joseph’s health system is launching a new study to…
Central Ontario residents ask minister to impose moratorium in Minden ER closure
TORONTO — Residents in and around the central Ontario community…
Cambridge, Ont., pharma facility to help make Moderna mRNA vaccines
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that Moderna Inc. is…
At a glance: Highlights of the Ontario government’s budget
The Ontario government tabled a budget Thursday that forecasts provincial…
Ontario boosts hospital, mental health, pediatric funding in budget
TORONTO — Ontario is boosting funding for hospitals, pediatric care,…
Ontario announces $1.25B for LTC staffing for next year
Ontario’s long-term care minister says the province is giving $1.25…
