Facing closure of its hospital, Bracebridge a symbol of the health care crisis facing rural Ontario communities

BRACEBRIDGE, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On the eve of the provincial election, a line-up of hospital stretchers outside Bracebridge Hospital will symbolize the crisis in Ontario’s health care: – 1,860 people on stretchers in hospital hallways, up from 826 in June 2018 when the Premier promised to end hallway medicine. – 2.5 million citizens without a family doctor – Palliative home care patients dying without painkillers and medical supplies – 250,000 people waiting for surgeries – Nearly 50,000