National, provincial, territorial medical organizations urge governments to collaborate to fix health system crisis

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 7, 2022 /CNW/ - Health care is in crisis in every province and territory in Canada. Patients cannot access the care they need in a timely fashion and providers are rapidly burning out. This week, organizations representing physicians across Canada are calling on the federal and provincial/territorial governments to collaborate immediately to begin solving the country's health systems crisis. These organizations are disappointed that meaningful commitments to pan-Canadian collaboration and increased health care funding did not emerge from the recent health ministers' meeting in Vancouver.

"On behalf of Canada's doctors, we respectfully urge First Ministers to advance meaningful action for the patients of Canada," reads a letter sent to the Prime Minister and all Premiers. "The gaps in our health care system are growing wider with every day that passes without the necessary political leadership to address the growing crisis."

The letter was signed by the presidents of the Canadian Medical Association, the Alberta Medical Association, Doctors of BC, Doctors Manitoba, Doctors Nova Scotia, the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec, the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec, the Medical Society of Prince Edward Island, the New Brunswick Medical Society, the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, the Northwest Territories Medical Association, the Ontario Medical Association, the Saskatchewan Medical Association and Yukon Medical Association. To read the full letter, please click here.

To schedule an interview or for further information, please contact:

Canadian Medical Association:
Elena Gabrysz, 514-839-7296
Eric Lewis, 506-566-1671
[email protected]

Alberta Medical Association:
Shannon E. Rupnarain
[email protected]

Doctors of British Columbia:
Sharon Shore
[email protected]

Doctors Manitoba:
Keir Johnson, 204−985−5888
[email protected]

Doctors Nova Scotia:
Barb Johnson, 902-483-6462
[email protected]

Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec:
Jean-Pierre Dion, 514 878-9160
[email protected]

Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec:
[email protected] 514-350-5160

Medical Society of Prince Edward Island:
Sheila Kerry, 902-368-7303 ext. 108
[email protected]

New Brunswick Medical Society:
Jim Johnson, 506-260-2726
[email protected]

Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association:
Jonathan Carpenter 709-691-0928
[email protected]

Northwest Territories Medical Association:
[email protected]

Ontario Medical Association:
Leslie Shepherd, 647-300-1753
[email protected]

Saskatchewan Medical Association:
Girard Hengen, 306-657-4596
[email protected]

Yukon Medical Association:
Katrina Fillmore, 867-333-3694
[email protected]

SOURCE Canadian Medical Association