Ontario to be short 33,000 nurses and PSWs in five years: financial watchdog
CBC
Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province is expected to be short 33,000 nurses and personal support workers in five years.
The Financial Accountability Office, which is a body that provides independent analysis on the state of Ontario's finances, says in a special health-care report that the government will be short $21 billion to cover its commitments to expand hospitals, long-term care and home care.
The province's health-care system has buckled in recent years with severe staffing shortages that have led to temporary emergency room closures, a massive surgical backlog and fed-up patients.
The financial watchdog says the province could address the funding shortfall by incrementally spending more in upcoming budgets and a boost from Ontario's ballooning contingency fund.
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