尼亚加拉健康部门将裁减98至100个一线岗位，尽管资金已拨出7.17亿美元，理由是财务压力和需求上升。 Niagara Health to cut 98–100 frontline jobs despite $717M in funding, citing financial strain and rising demand.

尼亚加拉卫生局计划削减98至100个一线工作, 尽管省级资金和重大基础设施投资超过7.17亿美元, 成本上升、病人数量增加、社区护理薄弱。 Niagara Health plans to cut 98 to 100 front-line jobs despite receiving over $717 million in provincial funding and major infrastructure investments, citing rising costs, patient volumes, and weak community care. SEIU 保健部门反对这一行动,警告它会使紧急等待时间恶化——大约超过45小时——并危及病人的安全,特别是在冬季暴潮期间。 SEIU Healthcare opposes the move, warning it will worsen emergency wait times—some exceeding 45 hours—and endanger patient safety, especially during the winter surge. 工会在12月17日举行区域汽车集会抗议, 批评管理层缺乏协商, The union is protesting with a regional car rally on December 17, criticizing management for lack of consultation. 该省表示,它正在作出创纪录的投资,以提高医院的能力和减少等候时间,但像尼亚加拉卫生这样的医院仍面临财政压力。 The province says it is making record investments to improve hospital capacity and reduce waits, but hospitals like Niagara Health still face financial strain.