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Ontario patient wait times increase as government funding favours for-profit providers while Ottawa hospital infrastructure is under-utilized

The province spent $4 billion over eight years as private facility funding increases faster than for hospitals Ottawa, ON — Ontario’s funding of for-profit surgical and medical imaging (MRI) services is increasing wait times and threatening public health care, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Not adding up: […]

Ontario patient wait times increase as government funding favours for-profit providers while Ottawa hospital infrastructure is under-utilized

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