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...

(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: 30 km...

(@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....

(@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 Québec saw improvements in #nurse #retention rates (inflow/outflow) since 2014....

Congratulations to Sunnybrook and its partners for launching 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 - where patients with cancer and their families receive continuous support between appointments and after hospital stays. Where feasible and safe, this should be the #strategicdirection...

#IMGs will have to have at least 2 years of high school in Ontario - the only province in the country with such a requirement. Given the current status of physician vacancies across the country (i.e., desperate need), there will be nothing but negative consequences...

(Toronto Star) This story about Toronto's Dunn House needs to be celebrated and spread across the province. Congratulations to to Andrew Boozary MD MPP and the teams at University Health Network, @FredVictorTO and countless others for their commitment and...

(CBC) Apologies for being late to comment on #TylenolAutism, but I definitely think the #SaganStandard applies here : "𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲". And we have yet to see the latter....

(JAMA) While @samhsagov data does not precisely mirror Canadian experience, the information presented here suggests that people with #mentalhealth conditions are at increased risk of developing #substanceuse disorders because they may #selfmedicate with #drugs or...

(@JAMASurgery) This study indicates that considerable variation in price markup exists across US hospitals and that high mark ups demonstrated 𝚋̲𝚘̲𝚝̲𝚑̲ 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚍̲ 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. These findings underscore that key initial policy targets for...