Long-Term Care

Canada’s Critical Hospital Bed Shortage: Fewer Beds Per Capita Than Most OECD Peers

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Walk into almost any major hospital in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal on a busy winter evening, and you’ll likely find the same scene: patients on stretchers lining corridors, nurses running between too many rooms, and a triage board that never quite clears. Canada’s hospital bed crisis isn’t a new story — but it’s getting harder … Read more

Japan’s Aging Population and Hospital Capacity

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How Japanese Hospitals Are Preparing for a Super-Aged Society. Walk through the corridors of any large hospital in Tokyo or Osaka today and one thing becomes immediately clear — the waiting rooms are filled with silver-haired patients, and the staff rushing between beds are working harder than ever. Japan has officially entered what demographers call … Read more