Increase in Nurse Suicide

Increase in Nurse Suicide

Women healthcare workers face increasing suicide rates, fatal overdoses, and burnout.   Healthcare workers are on the frontlines of patient care, but increasingly, they are also at the center of a hidden crisis. Women—who make up 80-90% of the global healthcare...
Dying on the Waiting List

Dying on the Waiting List

Over 17,000 Canadians died while waiting for surgery or diagnostic scans last year, with actual figures likely exceeding 31,000.   For five years, SecondStreet.org has investigated the grim reality of patients dying before they receive necessary healthcare in...
Waiting, Waiting, Waiting on Waitlists

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting on Waitlists

Millions of Canadians are waiting for essential medical care, and nearly half are choosing to stay home instead of seeking treatment.   For the first time in 30 years, Canada’s healthcare system is experiencing the longest recorded wait times for essential...