Renfrew County Health Coalition

07/28/2025

Accountability and transparency are particularly important with publicly funded services. Newsletters such as this one and more formal documents such as board minutes and financial reports also help. Keep in mind, for-profit organizations that our government is funding does not have those obligations. We are not privy to how our tax dollars are actually being spent.

Please find linked below our 2024-2025 annual report edition of Community Connection, our public newsletter.

Hard copies of this publication will be mailed to homes in our catchment area via Canada Post in the coming weeks.

https://www.pemreghos.org/controls/documents/document.ashx?id=35900&Annual%20Report%20Summer%202025%20Edition%20Community%20Connection%20FINAL.pdf

07/28/2025

This clip tells it as it is in health care in Ontario. It is exactly what our front line staff have been saying for years here in Renfrew County. Our funding has been cut so badly that we are now the lowest funded province. It is a conscience decision to use the funds to create profit making health clinics in large centres like Ottawa. They may have OHIP covered services but they manage to charge the unaware patients for unnecessary items and services. See https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/health-system-facts-trends/funding/ for more info!

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07/28/2025

Never doubt the effect one person can have! It takes courage to fight for the health care system that is fair for everyone no matter where they live or how much money they have.

07/26/2025

Across the country, nurses and health care professionals are working overcapacity and understaffed, stretching themselves thin to care for patients. Evidence-backed safe staffing solutions, such as mandated nurse-patient ratios, could ensure nurses are able to give patients the best quality of care....

07/26/2025

Les soins publics de santé sont essentiels à notre économie et à la santé de notre pays. Pourtant, dans les établissements de soins de santé de partout au pays, le personnel infirmier et les professionnels de la santé travaillent encore en sous-effectif et en surcapacité. Nous avons des solutions, allant des ratios infirmières-patients à la planification pancanadienne des soins de santé. Ce n’est pas le moment de réduire le financement fédéral pour les soins de santé. Montrez votre soutien. Dites au premier ministre Carney que vous n’appuyez pas les compressions dans les dépenses fédérales en soins de santé.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pas-de-coupes-dans-le-financement-federal-pour-les-soins-de-sante?source=direct_link&

07/26/2025

The CFNU is encouraged that Canada’s Premiers understand the importance of improving access to prescription medications and breaking down barriers for health care workers to practice. Supporting nurses and health care workers is key to improving health outcomes across the country, and the CFNU stands ready to work with provinces and territories to ensure our public health care system is strong for generations to come.

07/22/2025

07/22/2025

“It is tradition for host premiers to invite Labour Federation to events - Doug Ford chose not to.” What possible reason could he have for not doing so?

This morning, the Federation of Labour Presidents Committee convened at the OFL office before heading to their own Council of the Federation 2025 events.

It is tradition for host premiers to invite Labour Federation Presidents to Council of the Federation events - Doug Ford chose not to.



Laura Spencer Walton Ahmad Gaied JackieTaylor OFL Canadian Labour Congress - Ontario Region Canadian Labour Congress - Congrès du travail du Canada

07/22/2025

Thank you to members of CUPE from PRH and others from Renfrew County! They attended the rally in Huntsville during today’s summit of the premiers. Hundreds from around the province and Canada were there to message Mr Ford that we want to preserve our reknowned health care as the Canada Health Act intended. All the premiers need to ensure it remains available for all Canadians regardless of their location or income level. More information to follow!

07/22/2025

07/20/2025