Hospitals

Up to 23 New Hospitals to Be Privatized Under Government’s 5-Year Infrastructure Plan: Coalition Launches Major Plebiscite to Keep Hospitals Public

(May 25, 2005) Toronto/St. Catharines – Today the Ontario government released its 5-Year privatization plan for the province’s hospitals. The Plan was released on the heels of the launch of a major anti-P3 plebiscite in St. Catharines to keep the community’s new hospital public. The plebiscite is the first in a series planned for communities […]

Up to 23 New Hospitals to Be Privatized Under Government’s 5-Year Infrastructure Plan: Coalition Launches Major Plebiscite to Keep Hospitals Public

(May 25, 2005) Ontario Health Coalition 15 Gervais Drive, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Y8 tel: 416-441-2502 fax: 416-441-4073 email: ohc@sympatico.ca www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca May 25, 2005  For Immediate Release Attn: Assignment Editor Up to 23 New Hospitals to Be Privatized Under Government’s 5-Year Infrastructure Plan: Coalition Launches Major Plebiscite to Keep Hospitals Public Toronto/St. Catharines – […]

Budget Announcement Outlines Wholesale Hospital Privatization: Health Coalition Outraged at Betrayal

(May 11, 2005) Ontario Health Coalition 15 Gervais Drive, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Y8 Phone (416) 441-2502 Fax (416) 441-4073 email ohc@sympatico.ca May 11, 2005 For Immediate Release Attn: Assignment Editor Budget Announcement Outlines Wholesale Hospital Privatization: Health Coalition Outraged at Betrayal Toronto – The Ontario government has announced its intention to bring in […]

RELEASE: Hospital Announcement Largely to Cover Severence: Process Terrible for Patients

(January 17, 2005) Toronto – The Ontario Health Coalition reacted to the government’s hospital funding announcement by warning that almost half of the money announced is to be used for severance to cut hospital staff. The coalition expressed deep concern about the process that has culminated in today’s announcement.   “It should be noted that […]

SUBMISSION: OHC’s Submission to the SARS Commission

(November 18, 2003) Contains the OHC’s analysis of the Ontario SARS outbreak, the impact of cuts on the crisis and series of recommendations.

RELEASE: Ontario Health Coalition Vows to Continue Legal Action to Keep Hospitals Public

(October 1, 2003) Toronto – The Ontario Health Coalition and partners will file further legal action today to stop the Ministry of Health from signing off on any private (P3) hospital deals before the election or before the new government takes power. We are also continuing with our original legal case to nullify the signing […]

RELEASE: Clement Plays with the Facts – Misrepresents Brampton Hospital Privatization

(September 26, 2003) Click here for Media Release

RELEASE: $1.3 billion in private hospital deals since kick-off of election outrageous: Ontario Health Coalition

(September 26, 2003) Click here for Media Release

RELEASE: For-Profit Hospitals & Clinics threaten the Future of Medicare

(March 31, 2003) Click here for Media Release

FACT SHEET: Women and Medicare: Health Care Restructuring and Women’s Access to Medicare

(February 1, 2003) FACT SHEET

FACT SHEET: Women and Medicare: Privatization of Medicare and Women

(February 1, 2003) FACT SHEET

FACT SHEET: Women and Medicare: Women as Workers in the Health Care System

(Februrary 1, 2003) FACT SHEET

RELEASE: Coalition Urges Government to Stop the Cover-Up in Hospital Emergency Services

(March 19, 2001) The OHC responds to the re-announcement of reorganized ambulance to hospital communications systems by lambasting the Minister for engaging in a propaganda strategy instead of taking serious steps to deal with critical issues affecting the province’s emergency rooms.

LETTER: Fleuelling Letters

(January 18, 2001) Correspondence by the Ontario Health Coalition to successive Ontario Ministers of Health regarding the inquest into the death of Joshua Fleuelling.

SUMMARY: Public Pain, Private Gain: The Privatization of Health Care in Ontario

(Summer 2000) Click here for Summary

ARTICLE: Hamilton Organizing Saves Hospitals

(May 2000) Our Provincial Coordinator, Lynn Simmons, advised the Administrative Committee that she is leaving the OHC and would like to do so by Sept. 1. We expressed our deep appreciation for the depth of contribution Lynn has made to the coalition and the movement to protect Medicare. From policy, research and education work, to […]

FACT SHEET: Hospital Funding

(January 2000) FACT SHEET

FACT SHEET: Hospital Fact Sheet # 2

(May 1999) FACT SHEET

FACT SHEET: Hospital Fact Sheet # 1

(February 1999) Click here for Fact Sheet

SUBMISSION: Response to the Metropolitan Toronto Health Services Restructuring Commission Report

(April 21, 1997) The Ontario Health Coalition opposes recommendations for cuts, downloading and two-tier health.