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2009
October Ontario Appoints Four New Health Regulatory Councils
October Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
September Minister Considering Seeking Approval of Certain Regulation Proposals to Improve Access to Care for Ontarians
August Interim Officer Announced for Transitional Council of the College of Naturopaths of Ontario
July Notice of Changes to Regulations to Strengthen Home Care Services in Ontario
June Ontario is appointing Registrars of the transitional Councils for two new health regulatory Colleges
January Fair Notice : An important change in how organ and tissue donation decisions are registered in Ontario
2008
December Public Notice : Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Public Health Laboratories
December Public Notice : Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene
November Application for Elderly Persons Centre (EPC) Funding
November E. Coli : What you should know
August Listeria  : What you should know
May A Guide to Bidding and Supplementary Conditions for Health Care Projects
April 2008/09 Hospital Funding Increase Summary - $295 Million  [PDF]
March Fourth Quarter Investments
February Call for Applications : 2008/2009 Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
January Health and Long-Term Care Minister welcomes first baby born at Brampton Civic Hospital in 2008
2007
December Ontario's Wait Time Information System Receives Awards
August McGuinty government engages an impartial facilitator to review staffing and care standards for LTC homes
July Ministry introduces Innovation Fund to Advance Research Into Value of Medicines
June Important News Regarding Long-Term Care Home Co-payment Rates
May Building Capacity to Prevent and Control C. Difficile
March Improving End-of-Life Care in the Community
February Celebrating Innovations in Health Care - Expo 2007
January Ontario's Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
2006
December Letter from Dr. Sheela Basrur to Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman
September Health Week in Ontario
September Government Accepting Applications to Support Team Approach to Practice for Health Professionals
July Canadians Returning from Lebanon : Health Care and Social Service Options
June Health System Strategic Plan : Minister Smitherman's June 29, 2006 letter to LHIN Chairs and CEOs
May Immunization and Health Information : Travellers in Earthquake-Affected Areas in Indonesia
April Ontario Drug Program Estimates - 2005/06 vs. 2006/07
March Whitby Psychiatric Hospital – Public Notice
February Safe Water Program : Public Spas Questions and Answers
January Celebrating Innovations in Health Care - Expo 2006
January The Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act
2005
December Call for Proposals : Managing Aggressive Behaviours in Seniors in Various States of Care
November Salmonella Outbreak in Ontario
November Smoke-Free Ontario : Regulation Development
June Important News Regarding Long-Term Care Home Accommodation Rates
June West Nile virus
March Ontario Health Quality Council
March 2005-2006 SARS Memorial Fund for Infection Control Practitioners
March Update on Physician Services in Ontario
March Backgrounders : Improving Access to Medical Equipment  [PDF]
February Backgrounders : Access to Modern Diagnostic and Medical Equipment
February Backgrounders : Wait Times Strategy for MRI, CT, Cancer And Cardiac Procedures
January McGuinty Government Invests in Transition Strategy for Ontario Hospitals
January Travel Advice and Information about Tsunami Relief Aid
2004
December The Smoke-Free Ontario Act
December Information for Health Care Providers : Malaria in the Dominican Republic
November Update on Physician Services in Ontario
October Ontario Health Premium
October We want to hear from you about long-term care
October Notice : Important Information for Registered Nurses in the Extended Class
October McGuinty Government Improving Care at Long-Term Care Homes
July Enhancing Care in the Community
July Strengthening Home Care Services
July Expansion of the Publicly-Funded Immunization Program
May Health Information Protection Act, 2004
May West Nile virus
March Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004
2003
September Ontario Women's Health Council - Women's Health Excerpt of Hospital Report
August Aylmer Meat Packaging Recall
July West Nile virus (WNv)
June Invitation for Written Submissions for Health Indicator Review
June Questions and Answers About Monkeypox
May Long-Term Care Resident Co-Payment 2003
May SARS : Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
February Heart Health
January Reviewing OHIP Claims
January Doctors and Nurses
January Norwalk Virus
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