Canadian economic growth is stalling with real GDP per capita growth recently turning negative (Ontario just above zero). Clearly, to do this is to overlook the inherent dignity and value of every human person, value and dignity that are always present no matter what the person’s condition or stage of life.
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Communities with services, infrastructure and cultural activities that are accessible for people of all ages to help Ontarians enjoy healthy, enriching lifestyles at every stage of their lives. A rest period is needed to let the We need the facts … not emotion and certainly not all the politically correct BS or narrative! Furthermore, the numbers indicate that the “problem” of ALC patients is not going away any time soon and blaming this vulnerable patient population for the woes of the health care system may simply be much easier than admitting that our health care system is rapidly losing its way. Download: Challenges in Ontario Health Care: A Personal Reflection – Bridget Campion, PhD, Moira McQueen, LLB, MDiv, PhD It is somewhat perplexing that, after years of education and…, Bridget Campion, PhD The Canadian government has announced plans to review legislation governing Medical Assistance…, Moira McQueen, LLB, MDiv, PhD Currently in Canada there is zealous promotion of all LGBT…, Copyright 2019 The Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute, Challenges in Ontario Health Care: A Personal Reflection – Bridget Campion, PhD, Bioethics Matters: Health Ethics Concerns over Cannabis Use and Vaping, Bioethics Matters: Medical Assistance in Dying: A Review of the Legislation, Bioethics Matters: Treatment of Children with Gender Dysphoria. This topic is extremely important to all Muskoka residents, especially given the open questions surrounding the future of our local hospital redevelopment and the implications that arise from it.
I publicly called out this same problem over 2 years ago, and they never responded to my call for their consultants to show comparative data. The obvious consequence of having patients occupy ED beds as admissions is that those spaces are then not available for other emergency room patients.
Extend lifetime of existing infrastructure – increased emphasis on regular maintenance/upkeep.
Muskoka Algonquin Health Care’s (MAHC) recently submitted hospital redevelopment plan to the Ministry of Health more than doubles the existing hospitals’ footprints, expands bed count by 64 per cent, and pushes up un-escalated operational costs by 40 per cent.
Meanwhile, the Ontario government has plans to add 15,000 beds over the next five years with just over 7,000 coming in the next one to two years. We begin with some key growing social issues, and in this article we focus on the challenge of escalating cost of health care. We need to face the reality of current decisions regarding the hospital debate ie how on earth do we think we can support 2 hospitals in the future when they both are on the financial edge .. NOW! Feel free to drop us a line at huntsville@doppleronline.ca and tell us how we are doing, what you would like to see more of, or to just say ‘Hi’.
Population wellness and prevention/reduction of escalating chronic disease. Key Findings . It requires: Scientists and researchers who are developing the latest medical technology and treatments. MAHC’s submission also lowered the local share cost from $148M (recommended by their consultant) to $94M, a $54M reduction. Once it became clear that she was not going anywhere else quickly, she was treated as an admission. In Ontario, hospitals gobble up 36 per cent of the massive $60B health care budget. Unfortunately, it is easy to see how this might happen.
Given governments’ growing fiscal challenges, investment in these priorities is critical, or significant reductions elsewhere is inevitable.
Recently I had the occasion to witness challenges in Ontario health care in a personal way. In a 2015 General Audience, Pope Francis addresses the prejudices faced by persons who are older. Continue to financially support research in medicine and health care. Today, 16.7 per cent of Ontarians are 65 and over, outnumbering Ontarians who are under 15 for the first time.
This challenge is what precipitated provincial premiers’ recent call for Ottawa to boost provincial health care transfer payments (covering 1/4 of health care spending in Ontario) from 3 per cent to 5.2 per cent annual growth.