Global News<p>‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty<br>Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/hospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/staffing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staffing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/emergencyroomclosures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergencyroomclosures</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11119063/rural-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11119063/ru</span><span class="invisible">ral-ontario-hospitals-await-emergency-room-staffing-certainty/</span></a></p>