From the Editors

Anne Wojtak; Neil Stuart

doi:10.12927/hcq.2023.27026

From the Editors

Healthc Q. 2023 Jan;25(4):1-3. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2023.27026.

Authors

Anne Wojtak¹, Neil Stuart²

Affiliations

¹ Senior healthcare leader with 20+ years' experience in the home and community care sector in Ontario. She is the lead for East Toronto Health Partners (Ontario Health Team), has a consulting practice focused on health system strategy and is adjunct faculty at the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON.
² Served for many years as a partner and practice leader in the Canadian healthcare consulting practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and then IBM. Neil is on the board of Health Standards Organization and has an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Toronto's Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in Toronto, ON.

PMID: 36826232
DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2023.27026

Abstract

As we launch into 2023, the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Canadian healthcare remains deeply concerning. Over the fall and winter months, our systems have experienced crippling levels of hospitalizations due to waves of infectious diseases, including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus infection and COVID-19. We have been particularly distressed by the impact to paediatric care, the insufficient capacity in mental health services and the continued strain on our healthcare workforce as well as on patients and families.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Canada
Child
Humans
Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
Pandemics
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / epidemiology