Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Auditor Concerned About Hospital Overcrowding


Ontario's auditor general says hospitals aren't discharging patients on time and still face overcrowding and delays in their emergency departments.

Jim McCarter says more than 50-thousand patients stayed in hospital longer than necessary last year because their ongoing care couldn't be arranged.
McCarter also says only 16 per cent of government stimulus cash was actually spent in the province in the first year.

Half the money went to a small number of infrastructure projects that, in most cases, weren't shovel ready.