TORONTO — Ontario is set to inject billions of new dollars into health care, the budget for the upcoming fiscal year shows.
The province said it is investing $2 billion over three years in home care services, nearly $1 billion more for hospitals and hundreds of millions to expand primary care coverage.
"I don't know many people who don't want to age at home with their loved ones in familiar surroundings," Bethlenfalvy said. Home care agencies have struggled to attract and retain nurses and personal support workers because there is more pay for those professions in hospitals and long-term care homes.
"With growing demands on our health system from a rapidly aging population, this increased funding will help ensure more Ontarians can get the health care they require in the most appropriate setting – at home."Last month, the government said it would spend $110 million for the upcoming year to help connect 300,000 Ontarians to a primary care team.
The Ontario College of Family Physicians says 2.3 million residents are without a primary care doctor, a number it says will double by 2026. The province has also set aside a"significant investment" to create 700 new educational spots for medical radiation and imaging technologists, medical laboratory technologists and technicians.
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