OTTAWA—Wayne Redekop has watched hospital care in his town get thinner for more than 20 years. The potential shortcomings of Ontario’s hospital system have long been known. Yet despite this “efficiency,” Ontario hospitals were running at almost full capacity all the time. As of 2019, according to the Ontario Hospital Association, such patients occupied a record 17 per cent of hospital beds in the province. Redekop, the Fort Erie mayor, says the current crisis should spark a public conversation about increasing overall health-care spending in the coming years.

Source: thestar January 09, 2022 23:01 UTC