Ontario has bad case of ‘bed-blockers,’ report shows

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OTTAWA — Ontario’s problem with elderly patients stuck in hospital beds where they don’t belong is the worst in Canada, says a provincial report, and the Eastern Ontario health region has more problems than most. People stuck in hospital — informally called “bed-blockers,” but more officially known as “alternate level of care” patients, recognizing that it’s not their fault they’re stuck — are one of the health system’s biggest problems.

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