by Allan Katz | Nov 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
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 offerย #LD services. Of the remaining 950 hospitals, 127 (13%) are at risk of ending...
by Allan Katz | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
(CMAJ) Interesting article reviews #access to #primarycare for 10 million urban and suburban Ontarians and recommends prioritization of access to care close to home. Unfortunately, the study excluded Ontario’s rural population which merits a similar exploration:...
by Allan Katz | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
(@JAMANetwork) Given existing and projected workforce shortages, this research letter studied rates of #poverty, #foodinsecurity, and #housinginstability among #healthcareworkers in the US. Direct care/support workers reported the highest rates of financial hardship....
by Allan Katz | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
(@IEDM_montreal) While #nursing vacancies have tripled in just five years across Canada, jumping from 13,178 in 2018 to 41,716 in 2023, Emmanuelle B. Faubert’s report saw only BC and Quรฉbec saw improvements in #nurse #retention rates (inflow/outflow) since 2014....
by Allan Katz | Oct 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to Sunnybrook and its partners for launching ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ – where patients with cancer and their families receive continuous support between appointments and after hospital stays. Where feasible and safe, this should be the...
