Hamilton hospitals spent millions on temp workers through secret contracts

Posted: May 9, 2025

(May 9, 2025) By: Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator (behind a paywall)

–> The Ontario Health Coalition is quoted in the article:

“When you’re in a crisis and there is no other option, you are going to use a staffing agency,” said Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, which is an advocacy group. “For hospitals, they bleed money. It’s enormously expensive to do that.”

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