Local nurses to upskill training for emergency department care
![Erie Shores Healthcare Erie Shores Healthcare in Leaminton, Ont. (Courtesy Erie Shores Healthcare)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2019/9/26/erie-shores-healthcare-1-4611572-1632418129881.jpg)
The Ontario government has announced $10 million allowing over 1,000 nurses to improve their skills to provide emergency department care.
The government said this will help bolster, stabilize and maintain the nursing workforce in emergency departments across the province, especially in rural and remote hospitals.
“Our government continues to expand Ontario’s healthcare workforce and add thousands of new nurses to deliver high-quality care for people and families closer to home,” said Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health.
“This investment will break down barriers and provide more opportunities for emergency department nurses to grow in their career as we build a stronger, more resilient healthcare system for generations to come.”
Jones’ office confirmed Erie Shores Healthcare and Chatham-Kent Hospital Alliance are part of this initiative, however data isn’t available on where the nurses to be trained will be from.
More than 400 nurses received the training last year from 72 hospitals across the province.
“Nurses are telling us this program is invaluable, said Judy Linton, executive vice-president and chief nursing executive at Ontario Health.
“They are able to effectively apply the content and skills learned in the course to their work, which is helping to ensure quality care to more Ontarians in emergency departments across the province.”
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.7027051.1725573856!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
Girl, 15, set on fire in assault at Saskatoon high school: police
A 15-year-old girl was set on fire in an assault at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate Thursday afternoon, police say.
Liberal national campaign director says he will step down
Embattled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his governing Liberals have taken another hit with Jeremy Broadhurst quitting his job as national campaign director for the party.
A fire in a school in Kenya kills 17 students and seriously burns 13 others
A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday.
Teen accused of killing 4 at Apalachee High is set to appear in court. His father was also arrested
The 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting four people at his high school in Georgia was expected to make his first court appearance Friday, a day after his father was also arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon.
Jacob Hoggard seeking to appeal his sexual assault conviction to the Supreme Court
Former Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose, public health agencies say
Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose.
NDP used stock video from Russia, weeks after decrying Tories for doing the same
The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same.
Telegram CEO defends himself against French charges in first public comments
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov promised to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app, his first public comments since French authorities handed him preliminary charges for allegedly allowing the platform's use for criminal activity.
Canadians hearing the voices of Afghan women
Canadians advocating for the rights of Afghan women and girls are asking the world to lend an ear to their voices and a helping hand to those being stripped of their rights.