Hospital Wait Times & International Women's Day

Published: March 8, 2023, 6:05 p.m.

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist\xa0 at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family physician and founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto.\xa0\n\nThis upcoming Saturday will be the three year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our panel reflects on how far we've come. Meanwhile, a new report by the province's patient ombudsman reveals that many patient complaints are driven by inadequate staffing at long-term care homes and hospitals.\xa0 Also, as we reported earlier this week, NACI is recommending that Canadians who have a high risk of serious illness should get their bivalent COVID-19 booster shot in the Spring. Finally, numerous NDP MPPS are calling on the Ford government to give clarification on a partnership that an Ottawa hospital has with a private corporation that is leasing their operating and recovering rooms on Saturdays. Our panel has the latest.\xa0\n----\nINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY\xa0\n\nJane Brown is joined by Canadian Senator Salma Ataullahjan, and Ontario NDP MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam for Toronto Centre.\xa0\n\nIt's International Womens Day today and to mark the occasion we have invited two Canadian women leaders we feel have done a great job of advocating for our more diverse communities. They share their respective stories and talk about how we can make Canada a more inclusive place for all including religious minorities and the LGBTQ+\xa0\n----\nINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CONTINUED\xa0\n\nJane Brown is now joined by Oksana Kishchuk, Director, Strategy & Insights at Abacus Data.\xa0\n\nOksana shares insights into a new study all about International Womens Day.\n\nListen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!