by medicaltechont | Jul 12, 2023 | Ontario
The Ontario government is investing $2 million this year through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund to help Timmins and District Hospital complete critical upgrades and repairs that will create a safer, more comfortable space for people and their families connecting to care and services at the hospital.
“Our government is making investments to ensure Ontario’s hospitals and community health infrastructure continue to be state-of-the-art facilities closer to home,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “This funding will help Timmins and District Hospital address priority infrastructure needs so they can continue to provide world-class health care in the community.”
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by medicaltechont | Apr 8, 2022 | Healthcare, Ontario, Pandemic
Based on the amount of coronavirus found in the province’s wastewater, Ontario is witnessing 100,000 to 120,000 new cases of COVID-19 every day. There were 1,074 individuals with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals as of Wednesday morning, with the load on the healthcare system showing no signs of alleviating anytime soon.
How Is Wastewater Monitored?
The use of wastewater testing to monitor health hazards such as polio, antimicrobial resistance, and illegal drug use in populations has a long history of guiding public health action. It can also be used to identify COVID-19. People infected with the virus may not develop symptoms for up to 14 days, or they may be asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, which means many infected people may go undiagnosed, unaware that they are possibly spreading the infection to others.
What To Do Now?
While the province believes it can increase resources if necessary, more beds will be useless if hospitals do not have healthy employees to care for them. Its import to make sure that we deliver as many vaccines as possible. We cannot allow these variants to continue to spawn in different parts of the world.
by medicaltechont | Jun 19, 2021 | Canada, Healthcare, Ontario
By the end of the summer, Ontario hopes to have fully vaccinated the majority of its population. Residents who want to have their shot sooner should reschedule their second appointments when they become eligible. Individuals can choose to wait for their already scheduled appointments. Vaccines will aid in the prevention of COVID-19. They help the body fight the illness. The pandemic will not be over until the majority of Ontarian’s, and Canadians across Canada, have received vaccinations. By being vaccinated, you can protect yourself, your family, and your community.
Various online platforms are available for booking appointments. Some are located below, with more to add in upcoming days.
How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine/
How to book an appointment in Durham
https://www.durham.ca/en/health-and-wellness/covid-19-vaccines.aspx
How to book an appointment in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-protect-yourself-others/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-how-to-get-vaccinated/
How to book an appointment in Niagara
https://www.niagararegion.ca/health/covid-19/vaccination/appointment-booking.aspx
How to book an appointment in Halton
https://www.halton.ca/For-Residents/New-Coronavirus/COVID-19-Vaccines/COVID-19-Vaccination-Clinics
How to book an appointment in York Region
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How to book an appointment in Peel
https://www.halton.ca/For-Residents/New-Coronavirus/COVID-19-Vaccines/COVID-19-Vaccination-Clinics
by medicaltechont | Feb 2, 2020 | Canada, Emergency, Healthcare, Ontario
In December news about a new SARs like virus started to hit the news. A dangerous and potentially infectious virus appeared in Wuhan, China. Named 2019-nCoV, the virus comes from the coronavirus family. It was first identified back in the 1960s. With the rise of infections it’s important to obtain creditable information from trusted sources. The WHO declared a Global Health Emergency and many organizations have followed suit. The Ontario government has setup a site with information on the new 2019 virus. For more information please click on the link below and learn how to protect yourself in upcoming months.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov
by medicaltechont | Jun 4, 2018 | Canada, Doctors, e-Health, eHealth, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare, Ontario, Privacy, Toronto
A total of 5,063 public elementary students were suspended in Toronto this school year after getting caught in what one doctor called, a “1970s-style, cumbersome process” over immunization records.
The number of students suspended amounted to 7 per cent of the 73,262 elementary students in 586 Toronto public elementary schools assessed by Toronto Public Health from July to mid-December 2017. That’s a jump from 5.6 per cent last year.
“All of the students who were suspended either didn’t meet the immunization requirements as they were not up-to-date, their records were not filed on time, or they did not have a valid exemption,” said Dr. Vinita Dubey, associate medical officer at Toronto Public Health.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/02/14/over-5000-elementary-school-kids-suspended-in-toronto-for-out-of-date-immunization-records.html
by medicaltechont | Jun 2, 2018 | e-Health, eHealth, Ontario, Ontario MD, OntarioMD, Technology
A new partnership will benefit clients of the new Good Doctors Medical walk-in clinic that opened in Espanola last week.
OntarioMD and the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) are partnering to streamline the delivery of digital health services.
Read more at https://www.myespanolanow.com/16851/ontariomd-and-ontario-telemedicine-network-digital-delivery/
