Ontario Premier Doug Ford reported saying Wednesday that in spite of shutting off the hospital departments across Ontario the province’s healthcare system is still meeting the needs of Ontarians.
The staff shortage has forced about 25 hospitals in Ontario to scale back sections of their facilities in recent weeks, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) said.
“I want to be clear, Ontarians continue to have access to the care they need, when they need it,” Ford said at an announcement in Stratford, Ont.
In spite of the increased pressures on the hospitals and emergency departments, Ford said that surgeries are happening at nearly 90 percent of the pre-pandemic rates, with nine out of 10 people going into emergency departments are getting taken care of within the health parameters.
Ford said that the province is working to add more internationally trained nurses with 760 already having been added to the system.
At Wednesday’s news conference, Ford once again called for increased funding from the federal government as other provinces are also feeling these pressures.
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