Sudbury hospital MRI underutilization points to privatization impacts, researcher says - Sudbury News
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The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives joined Ontario Council of Hospital Unions of CUPE in pushing back against the privatization of health care during a media event in Sudbury
Pushing back against the province’s privatization of health care, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has joined CUPE in a media tour of the province.
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