Ford government wants these ‘bed-blockers’ booted from Ontario hospitals

Ford government wants these ‘bed-blockers’ booted from Ontario hospitals

Every Sunday morning, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium provides an inside look at the week that was in Ontario politics — and the week ahead

Meet the so-called 'bed-blockers' in Ontario's hospitals

Some 'alternate-level-of-care' patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds and no family to lean on

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Meet the so-called 'bed blockers' in Ontario's hospitals

Some 'alternate-level-of-care' patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds and no family to lean on

Meet the so-called 'bed-blockers' in Ontario's hospitals - Ontario Health Coalition

(April 11, 2025) By: Jack Hauen, The Trillium One 68-year-old man was in the hospital for four years, hooked up to a feeding tube, breathing tube and a ventilator. An 82-year-old man required dialysis, a feeding tube and a mechanical lift to get out of bed. Another patient had a bed sore down to the muscle and couldn’t move his arms or legs. All of them were “alternate level of care” (ALC) patients, meaning the hospital believes they should no l…