Health care in crisis in northwestern ontario: communities demand urgent solutions from ford government

Toronto and rainy river and thunder bay and emo, ontario, sept. 13, 2024 (globe newswire) -- an unprecedented crisis in hospital, ems, and primary care services in northwestern ontario is unfolding. physicians are leaving rainy river's hospital and clinic and the ambulance base in emo is threatened with impending closure. the mayor of rainy river, the president of the district's paramedics' and hospital workers' union (cupe 4807), and the health coalition held a press conference to bring attention to the crisis and demand urgent action from the ford government. these health services are at risk amidst the worst staffing crisis the province has ever seen. they follow last year's unprecedented 1,200 vital hospital service closures. rainy river emergency department has suffered temporary closures in the last year, with patients being told that they have to travel more than an hour to fort frances to the next nearest hospital emergency department.
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