State considers all options to improve health sector
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Canadian Press
Toronto — Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones Health Plans to stabilize the care system include an increase in surgeries performed in private clinics, but are covered by OHIP, which covers exams and registration fees for internationally trained nurses. Sending patients waiting for long-term care beds to homes they didn't choose.
Jones announced the plan today after her nursing staff shortages forced emergency departments across the state to close for hours or days at a time over the summer. did.
The plan, she said, includes modifying a program that would allow nurses to be dispatched full-time to multiple hospitals in the area and allowing mid- to late-career or retired nurses to mentor new nurses. It includes expanding the program for
The state will also temporarily cover the costs of testing, applying, and registering internationally trained and retired nurses, saving up to $1,500 and helping nurses. We plan to invest up to $57.6 million over three years to increase our numbers. I work in a long-term care facility.
In long-term care, the government today plans to introduce legislation to allow bed-waiting patients to be transferred to 'temporary' homes while waiting for their preferred home space. and uses 300 beds. Used for COVID-19 isolation and made available for those on the waiting list.
The plan language also suggests a role for privately provided but publicly covered services, and the government has decided to invest in children's hospitals and existing OHIP-covered hospitals. It has said it will invest more to increase surgeries in private clinics, and is also exploring options.
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