Posts By: kwong

Three years ago, a Toronto hospital installed its first black box in an operating room. Now the doctor behind that project is bringing the devices to hospitals in Ottawa. Teodor Grantcharov has been testing his boxes — made up of cameras and microphones…

Opinion: There is an unfolding health-care crisis in Ontario that requires serious action. The problem is felt acutely during cold and flu season. We have each seen the signs in recent years, and heard the stories: surgeries cancelled at the…

Members of the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) will make a trip to Queens Park on Thursday in the hopes of securing more funds for what they call “a sector on the brink” In a seven-page pre-budget submission for 2018, the…

At least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and WHO. And each year, large numbers of households are being pushed into poverty because they must pay for…

A few weeks ago, my wife and I attended the Country Classic Auction, an incredible charitable event held annually to raise money for the London Health Sciences Foundation. This year, there were over 1,200 attendees who collectively donated millions of…

The Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017, supports Ontario’s Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care and will ensure that patients continue to receive quality and accountable health care services. The 10 pieces of legislation included are: Health…

A private member’s bill with the goal of making end-of-life health care better for Canadians from coast to coast became law Tuesday. Bill C-277, also known as the “Framework on Palliative Care in Canada Act,” received Royal Assent on Tuesday.…

“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition”. Almost 70 years after these words were adopted in the…