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Jan 29, 2024 · Every region of Ontario is experiencing a shortage of family doctors and the crisis is only going to get worse if the provincial government doesn't take immediate action, the Ontario Medical...
- Ontario family doctors are burned out and that could mean ...
A shortage of family doctors in the province is only going...
- Number of Ontarians without family doctor reaches 2.5 million ...
The latest figures on the shortage of family physicians in...
- Ontario family doctors are burned out and that could mean ...
- Doctors Burdened by Administrative Work
- Northern Ontario Seeking Physicians
- Er Numbers Have Increased, Says Administrator
Burnout was identified in the OMA survey as one of the top issues facing the health-care system, as well as in a survey released Wednesday by the Ontario College of Family Physicians. In addition to the 2.2 million Ontarians without a family doctor right now, another 1.7 million Ontarians have a family doctor who is aged 65 or older. Family doctors...
A shortage of family doctors is felt particularly acutely in rural northern Ontario. Dr. Sarah Newberry, assistant dean of physician workforce strategy at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, said primary care doctors in those communities are often also the emergency department doctors and the hospital inpatient doctors, such as in Marathon, On...
Melanie Goulet, recruitment co-ordinator for health professionals at Notre-Dame Hospital in Hearst, Ont., said in a recent interview that as of July 1, about 4,000 people in the community of 5,000 will be without a family doctor. Losing just one doctor puts additional pressures on the ER and makes it harder to fill those physician shifts, she said....
Jan 29, 2024 · Ontario is facing a family doctor shortage in every region of the province and the Ontario Medical Association is warning it will continue to grow unless immediate action is taken by the government.
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May 31, 2023 · A shortage of family doctors in the province is only going to get worse if burnout and growing administrative burdens are not addressed, the Ontario Medical Association is warning.
Mar 6, 2024 · Markham Stouffville Hospital family physician Allan Grill says Ontario is facing a "crisis" in family doctor shortages, as an Ontario medical association warns that a large and potentially...
Jul 12, 2024 · The latest figures on the shortage of family physicians in Ontario comes from data collected in September 2023. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) There are now 2.5 million people in...
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Feb 16, 2024 · The warning comes as the province faces an acute shortage of family physicians, with some 2.3 million Ontarians currently without a family doctor. That number is expected nearly double to...
