85 per cent of Ottawa Valley hospital workers not confident in government plan to improve health care, 54 per cent dread going to work

OCHU/CUPE’s media conference in Ottawa at 10 a.m. on Tuesday to reveal findings of a new poll of hospital staff across Ottawa Valley

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new poll paints a worrying picture about the impact of the staffing crisis on patient care in hospitals across Ottawa Valley with 54 per cent of staff saying they “dread going to work,” and 85 per cent expressing lack of confidence in the government’s plan to improve public health care.

The survey of Ottawa’s hospital workers was part of a province-wide poll by Nanos Research of more than 750 staff represented by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE).

It supplements recent research by OCHU/CUPE warning of an acute staffing crisis in the hospital sector, which is contributing to unprecedented ER closures, delayed treatments, and overall poorer quality of patient care.

On Tuesday morning in Ottawa, OCHU/CUPE leaders will announce detailed findings of the poll and recommend concrete solutions to begin healing a sector ravaged by government cuts.

Who:	Sharon Richer, secretary-treasurer of OCHU/CUPE and Dave Verch, RPN and first vice president of OCHU/CUPE
What:	OCHU/CUPE Media Conference to announce results of a poll conducted of its members in Ottawa Valley hospitals about employment conditions, negative impacts of work on their mental health, and their lack of confidence in the government’s plan to improve health care
When:	10 a.m., Tuesday, January 9
Where:	McNabb Center, 180 Percy St, Ottawa

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