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Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions
The hospital says the layoffs are part of a $4.7 million austerity plan as it replaces RN roles with lower-credentialed direct-care staff.
- On Friday, St. Joseph's Health Care London announced the elimination of 85 registered nurse positions at Parkwood Institute to address a $4.7 million budget deficit.
- To realign service delivery, the hospital will replace these positions with 82 new direct care roles, including registered practical nurses, while stating the change is not about reducing care.
- Layoffs affecting the COAST team, which partners nurses with police during mental health crises, prompted an anonymous Parkwood nurse to warn the loss will have a "huge impact."
- Ontario Association of Nurses president Erin Ariss criticized the move, arguing "RNs are trained to deal with patients who have unpredictable outcomes, RPNs are not," and the cuts are unjustified.
- Health Minister Sylvia Jones mandated hospitals eliminate deficits within three years; Ariss claimed Friday that "This is the only province in Canada where you will see the elimination of RN positions.
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Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions
A hospital in London, Ont., is cutting more than 100 registered nurse positions in its mental health programs as it tries to balance its budget.
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Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions – 105.9 The Region
A hospital in London, Ont., is cutting more than 100 registered nurse positions in its mental health programs as it tries to balance its budget. St. Joseph’s Health Care London says in a statement that it is removing 83 full-time and 31 part-time RN roles, and adding close to the same number of registered practical nurse, personal support worker, occupational therapist, physiotherapy assistant, social worker and therapeutic recreation assistant …
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