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In 2013, Niagara Health opened the one-million-square-foot St. Catharines Site, replacing the St. Catharines General and Ontario Street sites. [4] In 2018, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake assumed ownership of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Site. [5] In 2024, 82% of the NHS's employees were women, which was higher than average for a Canadian healthcare ...
Canada also had the longest wait time for specialist appointments, with 56% of all Canadians waiting for more than four weeks. Canada ranked last in all other wait time categories, including same- or next-day appointments, same-day answers from doctors, and elective surgeries, except for access to after-hour care, where Sweden ranks lower.
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OHIP coverage for physiotherapy was restricted to those 65 years of age and over, those 19 years of age and under, residents of long-term care homes (regardless of age), individuals who had been hospitalized (regardless of age) and individuals on the Ontario Disability Support Program, Family Benefits and Ontario Works (regardless of age). [7] [8]
Ontario Health (OH; French: Santé Ontario) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario. Described as a " super agency ", [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ontario Health oversees much of the administration of the Ontario healthcare system , with the stated goal of integrating services split between organizations.
Health Canada (HC; French: Santé Canada, SC) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for national health policy.The department itself is also responsible for numerous federal health-related agencies, including the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), among others.
Bronchoscopy is an endoscopic technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. An instrument ( bronchoscope ) is inserted into the airways, usually through the nose or mouth, or occasionally through a tracheostomy .
Wellesley Hospital (1942–2001); Central Hospital 1957 as a private care centre and later became Sherbourne Health Centre in 2003. [1]The Doctor's Hospital (1953–1997) – merged with Toronto Western Hospital in 1996, merged again with Toronto General Hospital and closed in 1997; site at 340 College Street now home to Kensington Health, a long-term care facility and hospice for seniors. [2]