I began my ER nursing career in Ontario. Burnout and low pay led me to leave for the U.S.
"It felt like the message in Ontario was that by virtue of being nurses, this is the sort of treatment we signed up for."
hospitals
Canada doesn’t have the hospital capacity it needs
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Omicron is wreaking havoc in Canadian hospitals
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ICUs in Alberta are drowning, say doctors. ’I’ve never had this happen in all my years of practice.’
Hospitals in Calgary are running out of space and there are also concerns about having enough staff—and enough oxygen—to treat patients
The end of Tim Hortons on hospital grounds?
The war on obesity is going to hospital cafeterias, in a movement that could mean more tofu and no treats for patients and their families
Conflicting flu shot rules confuse B.C. heath-care workers
Mandatory immunization rules present a challenge
The Manning Awards: how four Canadian inventors became market-leaders
This year’s winners created a homegrown, breakthrough product
When your doctor is an addict
Many drugs they prescribe end up in their own system
Why the markets can’t run hospitals
The evidence overwhelmingly shows that public care is better-quality–and cheaper
On noisy hospitals and ‘alarm fatigue’
How all those bells interfere with sleep and healing