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(November 3, 2025) By: Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator (behind a paywall)<\/p>\n

–> Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, is quoted within:<\/b><\/p>\n

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Three patients were included in internal reviews<\/a> <\/span>of tonsil surgery at McMaster Children\u2019s Hospital, documents released during the freedom of information process show for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The reviews were triggered by the deaths<\/a> <\/span>of two children after tonsillectomy surgeries in May and June 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The public has a right to know what happened to the third patient, said\u00a0Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, which advocates to protect and improve the health-care system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt is shocking to me that the hospital does not feel that it should be accountable to the public,\u201d Mehra said. \u201cWhy are there three patients in the internal review? There is a compelling public interest to know this, and one would think it would be in the hospital\u2019s interest to be transparent and open, at the very least, to ensure that the public can have confidence in their services.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey have a lot to answer for here,\u201d Mehra said. \u201cThese are literally life and death issues for the families who bring their children to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe bottom line is that quality of care information is vital for the public to know,\u201d Mehra said. \u201cFor people to have confidence in their local hospitals is critical. Hiding information does not instil confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In addition, Mehra emphasizes hospitals are public services, funded by taxpayers and accountable to their communities. She questions how many health dollars have been spent fighting to keep secret the reviews into tonsil surgery at McMaster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAll of the money that they are spending is public money,\u201d Mehra said. \u201cThat should go to improving patient care and not to hiding information from the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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