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On Tuesday, The Ottawa Hospital posted nine new job listings for registered nurses to cover positions in the emergency department and in the oncology,…

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board says it will set up a website where parents can check voluntary reports of cases of COVID-19 at schools.

Hospitals and other public sector employers could be forced to re-hire unvaccinated workers under a policy that has been considered by the provincial government as it confronts desperate staff shortages throughout the health-care system, this newspaper has learned.

The local government in Ontario, Canada may soon require hospitals to rehire unvaccinated workers due to intense staff shortages, but hospital leaders want current vaccination rules to stay in place.

Hospitals in Ottawa say the vast majority of their employees have complied with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but more than 200 workers have now been placed on unpaid suspensions for refusing to be fully vaccinated.

Big cities feeling nursing shortage crunch by Faiza Amin Last Updated Jun 29, 2021 at 10:43 pm EDT What was once a problem only in rural parts of Canada is now being called a national crisis. A shortage of nurses across the country is creating more challenges for hospitals who are struggling to recruit them. “We’ve had widespread nursing challenges in Ottawa and the surrounding region for quite some time. The pandemic amplified that significantly,” said Greg Hedgecoe, VP of People, Perfor...

Signing bonuses are a sign of the times as desperate hospitals seek nurses

In a statement on Twitter, the Queensway Carleton Hospital advertised its hiring registered nurses for its emergency department.

Article content An Ottawa nurse said she checked with colleagues who have also received just one dose of vaccine. “Their answers were short: Too little, too late.” Nurses and other frontline health workers say they feel like afterthoughts. Queensway Carleton Hospital emergency physician Dr. Michael Herman is among frontline health workers with one dose of vaccine. He said many people were surprised to learn that he and other frontline staff had not received second doses. “It is great to s...