Joanna Frketich

'Demand action:' Nurses, hospital workers ask voters to make health-care 'crisis' top of mind at the ballot box in Ontario election. A look at the health issues to consider while voting. https://t.co/IgdXTxILbO via @thespec

RT @jfrketich: 'Where's my baby gone?': Six Nations newborn was hours old and alone when her mom says she was moved to a hospital in a diff…

'Where's my baby gone?': Six Nations newborn was hours old and alone when her mom says she was moved to a hospital in a different city. #HamOnt https://t.co/VTQDt2j3mu via @thespec

Province moves to reform how public health decisions are made in #HamOnt https://t.co/AuK5Hn5g6r via @thespec

Should Hamilton bring back wastewater surveillance? City staff are looking at the feasibility of creating a local program after the province cut funding to surveillance in July. https://t.co/bsl9ZNMLXO via @thespec

RT @TheSpec: Discovery of new fungi compound leads to hope for potential dementia, Parkinson’s and depression drug 👉 https://t.co/aOfrh8mZ…

RT @TheSpec: Occupational therapists say too many go without care because they can’t afford it 👉https://t.co/daZUxRGRNY To try to improve…

RT @macintoshmaggie: #ICYMI, The Freep's new series, A Grey Area, explores the challenges of long-term care in Manitoba. You can find all…

'Help me': Teen rescues man from burning tent at Bayfront Park. “He’s the hero of the day, for sure,” said police. Story by @Mattatthespec #HamOnt https://t.co/HKj4locFWR via @thespec

Hamilton doctor recognized for saving family blindsided by cancer diagnosis. Patients nominated 26 local family doctors for making a difference to their lives. https://t.co/nlEAY4ltPl via @thespec

Certain Hamilton neighbourhoods more likely to use the ER. Study finds avoidable visits linked to low income, less education and housing insecurity. https://t.co/RD6HGbLHu2 via @thespec

ERs used as warming centres by Ontario's homeless residents with nowhere else to go https://t.co/lFuWCYVjGX via @thespec

'Totally turmoil': The Juravinski Hospital needs a massive renovation to end hallway medicine. The $1 billion price tag comes with a big ask. https://t.co/3PDQuiPpqA via @thespec

RT @TheSpec: “We’re shocked and we’re panicked” Brian Smith’s family is scared of what will happen when the east Hamilton mental-health cl…

RT @TheSpec: Hamilton has 1,938 seniors languishing on waiting lists for long-term care that have reached as high as two to five years. htt…

RT @TheSpec: Residents of Hamilton’s lowest-income neighbourhoods are far more likely to die before the age of 75 than those who live in th…

RT @TheSpec: St. Joseph’s Healthcare is closing a long-standing clinic for mental health in east Hamilton at a time when the need for care…