{"id":41,"date":"2013-02-12T14:18:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T19:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:53:53","slug":"hospital-bed-cuts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/health-system-facts-trends\/hospital-bed-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Scroll down for data on hospital beds, long-term care beds and nursing hours worked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hospital Beds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-population-in-2023.pdf\">Hospital Beds Per 1000 (population) by province in 2023 (most recent data)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hospital-beds-per-1000-population-in-2022.pdf\">Hospital Beds Per 1000 (population) by province in 2022<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-2021-Canada..pdf\">Hospital Beds Per 1000 (population) by province in 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-2019.pdf\">Hospital Beds Per 1000 (population) by province in 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hospital-Beds-per-1000-population-by-Province-in-2017-2018.pdf\">Hospital Beds per 1000 (population) by Province 2017-2018\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Provinces-Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-Population-2015_16.pdf\">Provinces Hospital Beds Per 1000 Population 2015-2016<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/OECD-Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-Population-in-2023.pdf\">OECD Hospital Beds Per 1000 Population 2023 (most recent data)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/OECD-Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-Population-in-2020.pdf\">OECD Hospital Beds Per 1000 Population 2020<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/OECD-Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-Population-in-2017.pdf\">OECD Hospital Beds Per 1000 Population 2017 <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/OECD-Hospital-Beds-Per-1000-Population-2015-1.pdf\">OECD Hospital Beds Per 1000 Population 2015<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hospital-beds-staffed-and-in-operation-ontario-1990-to-2014.pdf\">Ontario Hospital Beds Staffed and in Operation 1990 to 2014<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/backgrounder-on-hospital-bed-shortage-1-1.pdf\">Hospital Overload: Backgrounder on Ontario\u2019s Hospital Bed Shortage 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hospbes_prov1314.pdf\">Hospital Beds per 1000 (population) By Province 2013-2014<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hospbedcountry13.pdf\">Hospital Beds per 1000 (population) By Country 2013 &#8211; OECD<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hospitalbedrate2013ont.pdf\">Sampling of Hospital Bed Occupancy Rates (final quarter 2013)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" title=\"Consequences of Emerg Dept Overcrowding\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Consequences-of-Emerg-Dept-Overcrowding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Consequences of Emergency Department Overcrowding<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" title=\"Ont Hosp Beds Staffed and in Operation 1990-2010\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ont-Hosp-Beds-Staffed-and-in-Operation-1990-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ontario Hospital Beds Staffed and in Operation 1990-2010<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" title=\"The Denmark Experience\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Denmark-Experience.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Denmark Experience<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Long-Term Care Beds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Long-Term-Care-Worked-Hours-of-Direct-Care-Per-Resident-Per-Day.pdf\">Long-Term Care Worked Hours of Direct Care Per Resident Per Day (most recent data)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Long-Term-Care-Beds-Per-1000.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Long-Term Care Beds Per 1000 Population 2016-2017 (most recent data)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Nursing Hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><b><u>Worked<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/nursingprov0112.pdf\">Nursing Inpatient Services\/ Total Worked Hours per Weighted Case 2007-2012 (most recent data)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scroll down for data on hospital beds, long-term care beds and nursing hours worked. 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