STILES: Hallway health care disaster continues under Ford’s watch

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is slamming the Ford government after media reports reveal that hospitals are being forced to convert storage rooms and office spaces to treat patients:

“This is a disaster. Why are patients being treated in storage closets? No ad campaign or press conference can spin the grim reality that Ontarians are facing in our hospital hallways every single day.

“Patients are being treated in spaces that were never meant for care. This is shameful.

“This did not happen overnight. Doug Ford and his Minister of Health did nothing while things got worse. They ran on a promise to end Liberal-era hallway health care, instead, they’ve turned it into the norm.

“People in Ontario and the nurses who care for them deserve to feel safe when they walk into a hospital. Ontarians need better care faster with safe staffing ratios, real investments in our public health care system, and proper access to primary care.

“Ontarians won’t accept the mess that Ford has made in our hospitals, and neither will we.”