#Homelessness among #seniors has risen four-fold over the last two decades (Wellesley Institute). Joan's story is not unique and is woefully under-reported. Her fall combined with #job and #housing #insecurity found her living in her car....

Kudos to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) for launching this important series available at bit.ly/4qpPbHB. The #DOH profile is an assortment of contextual metrics that may be used to reflect the health of a community. These metrics should be published...

(JAMA) Do #dischargeplanners take this into account? Lower neighborhood #income was associated with #higher #postoperative #mortality, suggesting that improving surgical outcomes may require addressing disparities in...

Amplifying this for impact. It is said that up to 70% of clinical decisions require a laboratory test. Yet, about 70% of Ontario #laboratories are experiencing medical lab technologist #MLT #shortages. To contribute to primary care access, the Ontario government...

Une agence provinciale doit nécessairement faire quelque chose d'incroyablement et délibérément malveillant lorsque 𝗹'𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 recommande d'ajouter plus de contenu en anglais à son site Web !A provincial agency must be doing something incredibly...

The 2025 edition of the Country Health Profiles from the OECD presents a synthesis of various critical aspects, encompassing:• health status• health determinants, with a specific focus on behavioural risk factors• the structure, organization and financing of the...

Tomorrow is White Ribbon Day. It has been 36 years.Demain, c'est la Journée du Ruban Blanc. Ça fait 36 ​​ans.

Over four in ten (43%) #physicians in #Canada surveyed do not feel #trusted or #respected by #government, according to AbacusData.ca. I reckon a similar result would likely be obtained if repeated with other health care professions. Given that most provinces are in...

(Fierce) Excellent piece on rural health by Ayla Ellison. In large swaths of America, #hospitalclosures, #servicecuts and #fragilefinances are creating #rural #healthcare deserts or #survivalbysubtraction. Beyond intermittent #EDclosures, this is happening across...

Since 2020, 116 #ruralhospitals in the US have or are planning to close their labor and delivery (#LD) units. Presently, only 41% (950) of the 2,396 hospitals with rural classification offer #LD services. Of the remaining 950 hospitals, 127 (13%) are at risk of ending...