Hospital Cuts Spark Staff Protest | Ottawa News

Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Ottawa is slashing 160 jobs while adding back 119 — a net loss the union calls devastating. With emergency wait times already soaring to 17.4 hours and flu season looming, staff are protesting, blaming underfunding. Despite hospital claims that patient care hours won’t drop, nurses and aides fear worsening conditions. The hospital cites rising costs for drugs, food, energy, and wages as unavoidable budget pressures — but unions demand provincial funding to prevent further damage to care.

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