Scarborough hospital CEO says “never say never” on merger
The two CEOs representing the Scarborough and Rouge Valley hospitals appeared before the Central East LHIN this morning following news last week that their proposed merger was off – at…
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NHH certified diabetes educators really do exist despite hospital denials
It’s one thing not to be acknowledged for the work you do. It’s quite another when your hospital says you don’t do that work at all. Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH)…
Why are six LHINs still afraid to let the community speak directly to their boards?
The Local Health Integration Networks spend a lot of time talking about community engagement. In his 2010 report The LHIN Spin, the Ontario Ombudsman stated “the reality of community decision-making…
New jobs prohibited by one-time funding
Some good news and some bad news. The good news is many health care providers in the Central East LHIN (and likely others) will receive substantial increases in funding, some…
Funding “reform” has CEOs chasing hospital mergers
In a perfect world hospitals would be publicly funded to meet the health needs of their communities. That would be it. When the government started talking about funding reform, the…
Scarborough-Rouge: Merger process open, if not entirely perfect
After a lengthy period where hospitals appeared to be more interested in regional cooperation than formal mergers, the trend appears to be shifting again. The financially stressed Scarborough Hospital has…
Scarborough/Rouge: Surprising merger talk despite evidence pointing to higher costs
When the Central East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) asked the Scarborough and Rouge Valley hospitals to work together to plan hospital services in the eastern most part of Toronto,…
$30 million back on hospital books as part of new purchasing model
At yesterday’s Central East LHIN The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) was asked to treat $2 million it thought it had coming back from Plexxus as “bad debt.” Plexxus is a not-for-profit…
$2 million in bad debt adds to woes of The Scarborough Hospital
Last week The Scarborough Hospital announced it was eliminating 98 positions as part of its efforts reduce a $17 million annual deficit. On top of that, the hospital has found…
Why health professionals increasingly don’t want to work in community agencies
The closure of eight downtown Toronto hospice beds is hardly creating buzz in the health care community. But it should. Perram House hospice is not big enough to warrant major…
“Ontario Health Links” initially intended to look a high users
Commisioner Don Drummond raised it in his report. Former OHA President Tom Closson frequently spoke about it. Five per cent of the Ontario population uses up about 40 per cent…
Unintended Consequences – Northumberland Hills CEO says replacing ALC patients comes at a cost
Reducing the number of “alternative level of care” (ALC) patients in a hospital may have unintended consequences. Robert Biron, CEO of the Cobourg’s Northumberland Hills Hospital, told the Central East…