QUEEN’S PARK, ON – On Thursday, Jamie-Lee Ball – a patient turned patient-advocate after a horrific experience in an Ontario hospital – joined NDP Leader Andrea Horwath at Queen’s Park to fight for an end to hallway medicine. Together, they called on Premier Kathleen Wynne to make it a [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario, through Order-in-Council, has appointed a new member to the North West Local Health Integration Network’s (North West LHIN’s) Board of Directors. Appointed on December 7, 2016 for a three-year term, the North [Read more]
All Families Are Equal Act will Support Families across the Province Today, Ontario passed legislation that will ensure equal treatment for all parents and children in the province. Bill 28, the All Families Are Equal Act, 2016, recognizes the legal status of all parents, whether they are [Read more]
2016 Budget: Another Disappointment Once Again As we all are aware, yesterday, February 25th, the Liberal government presented their 2016 budget. In the lead up to the budget, New Democrats travelled the province and spoke to Ontarians about their primary concerns. Ontarians were hoping for a [Read more]
This week legislature rose however the session was marked by chaos, Hydro One sell-off and criminal investigations. Opposition parties were on fire in the legislature debating the sell-off of Hydro One and the utter lack of respect for hard-working families in Ontario. New Democrats held several [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Marathon Family Health Team, in keeping with its strategic planning goals of improving health promotion has started a facebook page. The goals of the facebook page are to be able to share health promotion information that community members might find valuable. We are [Read more]
Ontario Brain Institute to Improve Treatment of Brain Disorders Ontario is supporting ground-breaking research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as autism, depression, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This major investment is part of the province’s ongoing [Read more]
Today Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Dr. David Mowat, Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on Ontario’s preparedness for Ebola virus disease in Ontario: “We know that Ontarians may have concerns related to the ongoing [Read more]
“The Liberal government must end the secrecy surrounding medical tourism in Ontario. Frontline health care professionals can see that the Liberals have quietly opened a backdoor to put profits ahead of patients, threatening to undermine the public health care system we all hold dear. Even the [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – “Today New Democrats made it clear that we have lost confidence in the Liberals and their endless waste. The Liberal budget is a desperate attempt to distract Ontarians from the countless scandals by making promises we know they won’t keep. “People in Algoma-Manitoulin [Read more]
Ontario Adds More Hospital Beds for Epilepsy Monitoring and Testing Ontario is more than doubling the number of hospital beds for epilepsy patients in order to enhance their care and reduce wait times for diagnostic testing. The province is adding 21 new epilepsy monitoring unit beds at [Read more]
Ontario Helping More Patients in Northwestern Ontario Receive the Right Care at the Right Time and at the Right Place Ontario is improving access to local doctors, nurses and other health care providers to help patients in Thunder Bay get the care they need, when and where they need it. The [Read more]
New Health Link to Co-ordinate Care for Seniors and Patients with Complex Conditions High needs patients in the City of Thunder Bay Integrated District Network (IDN) will soon benefit from better coordinated care from a new Health Link bringing together all health providers in the community. [Read more]
Government To Move Forward With New Legislation This Fall From: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care The Ontario government is taking action to make the province’s cancer system safer for patients, following the release of Dr. Jake Thiessen’s review into Ontario’s cancer drug [Read more]
Gravelle and Mauro announce funding increase for Superior North EMS Ontario is strengthening land ambulance services to ensure continued access to emergency health care for the residents of Thunder Bay and the area through a 4.8% funding increase to the Superior North EMS, the district’s [Read more]
