MEDIA ADVISORY: “An appalling failure to plan”: new research report to reveal huge shortfall between the hospital capacity required by 2032 and Ford government’s ten-year plan

Event Information

Begins: 5 September 2024
Location: Niagara Falls, ON

Media conference in Niagara Falls at 10 a.m. on Thursday to reveal full findings

NIAGARA FALLS, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– For the past two years, health minister Sylvia Jones has repeatedly stated the government’s plan to add 3,000 staffed hospital beds by 2032. But a new report shows that this will be grossly insufficient and will exacerbate overcrowding in hospitals based on projected patient needs.

Citing latest information from CIHI, Statistics Canada, and other sources, the report also shows worrying trends in the sector including a 17 per cent increase in job vacancies over the past year and a decline in hospital bed capacity since 2019.

CUPE will release the full findings of the report at 10 a.m. on Thursday, including the funding required for Niagara Health System just to maintain current levels of inadequate service.     

WHO:
Michael Hurley, president of CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and Doug Allan, senior researcher at CUPE National

WHAT:
Media conference to release findings of research report on the hospital capacity and staffing crisis

WHERE:
Niagara Falls Public Library, Rosberg Gallery, 4848 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls

WHEN:
10 a.m. on Thursday, September 5

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For more information, contact:

Zaid Noorsumar, CUPE Communications
znoorsumar@cupe.ca
647-995-9859