Ontario Boosts Rural Primary Care With New OMA Agreement

April 22, 2025, 6:21 pm

Ontario’s government, in collaboration with the Ontario Medical Association, has launched a new initiative aimed at stabilizing physician staffing in rural emergency departments. The program is designed to shore up primary care in underserved communities, a welcome injection of support for regions long left in its shadow.


torontosun.com / Ontario to boost rural, northern primary, emergency care in agreement with OMA

Ontario is introducing a new program to stabilize physician staffing in rural emergency departments and putting more money toward helping people in underserved communities get access to primary care. The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical...

globalnews.ca / Ontario to boost rural, northern primary and emergency care in agreement with OMA

The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical Association for a new Physician Services Agreement.

thestar.com / Ontario to boost rural, northern primary and emergency care in agreement with OMA

TORONTO - Ontario is introducing a new program to stabilize physician staffing in rural emergency departments and putting more money toward helping people in underserved communities get access to primary care.


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