Privatization Means Longer Waits, Less Access for Surgery: Report

Top hospital union official warns that province is pushing toward more privatized health care

Ontario Council of Hospitals Union President Michael Hurley made another stop in North Bay to decry the way Ontario government is handling health care in the province.  Hurley had one kind of treatment in his sights, literally.

Privatization means longer waits, less access for surgery: report

Privatization of surgical services in Ontario has not improved wait times, but instead has forced patients to wait longer while negatively impacting access for all but the wealthiest residents, according to a new report from the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition | OCHU * CUPE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition Stratford, ON – Five years ago, the Ford government began the privatization of cataract surgeries under the guise of improving wait