By David Wiercigroch and Caberry Weiyang Yu aging, ALC, alternate level care, Canadian healthcare system, Elderly, elderly support, healthcare system, hospital beds, hospital wait times, long-term care, wait times
Solving long hospital wait times requires a fundamental shift in the way we care for the elderly Hospital overcrowding is not a new issue. Limited bed spaces have plagued Ontario hospitals for years and are increasingly straining our system. Not only are long wait times become a shameful expectation when patients arrive in the emergency […]
By David R. Urbach Canada healthcare, Canadian medicare, Health care costs, healthcare system, hospital wait times, medicare, surgical wait times, wait times
How to shorten hospital wait times in Canada Long wait times are the vulnerable soft underbelly of the Canadian health system. Canadians treasure our single-payer, publicly funded program of physician and hospital care, virtually as a defining part of our national identity. And yet, increasing legal and political pressure over quick access to elective surgeries […]
By Russell Williams and John Muscedere adults living with frailty, aging, Canada healthcare system, Canadian Frailty Network, caregivers, frailty, healthcare system, homecare, older adults, palliative care, seniors care, social care systems
Canadians 65 years and older now outnumber children 14 years and under, which means our needs as a society are changing. We are succeeding in shifting the aging curve through preventive interventions and better public health — that’s good news. But the changing demographic is causing strains in our health and social care supports. How […]
By Tanishq Suryavanshi and Michael K. Parvizian Associated Medical Services, Change Day, Change Day Ontario, compassionate care, front-line workers, Health Canada, Health Quality Ontario, healthcare, healthcare system, improved healthcare, ontario
Why Change Day is a step in the right direction A version of this commentary appeared in Ottawa Life, the Hamilton Spectator and the Waterloo Chronicle Over the past few months, patients and healthcare providers alike have been encouraged to make pledges to improve compassionate quality care in Ontario as part of an inaugural movement […]
By access to care, access to health care, Canadian health care, Canadian healthcare system, Healthcare Costs and Spending, healthcare system, national pharmacare, Pharmacare, pharmacare benefits, Podcasts
Canada is currently the only developed country with a universal health-care system that does not include universal coverage of prescription drugs. And paradoxically is the most expensive one.