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Dr. Brendan Carr is William Osler Health Systems new president and CEO.Osler operates Etobicoke General and Brampton Civic hospitals and the new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness.Carr is an emergency d
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stanley mugs er Island Health Authority in British Columbia. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Carr was hired after an extensive, 10-month national search. Were thrilled that Dr. Carr will be joining Osler, and will be bringing valuable skills, experiences, and insights from his time leading large, integrated
stanley cup regional authorities, Osler board chairperson Vanita Varma said in a statement. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Like Osler, Carr values partnerships between hospital services and community health care resources for a better patient experience, more seamless transitions, and greater value for the organization, Varma said.Carr is a certified physician executive CCPE , a certified health care executive CHE and has completed a research fellowship with the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Im looking forward to joining such a dynamic, forward-thinking organization that is leading innovation and partnerships in this province and beyond, Carr said in a statement. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Yasy Today s coronavirus news: Ontario backpedals on new police powers after backlash; Alberta confirms second blood clot case after AstraZeneca vaccine; Global COVID-19 deaths top 3 million
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a voluntary testing program has found more than two per cent of international travellers arriving at Pearson airport have COVID-19, making it crucial for the federal gove
stanley cup rnment to make tests mandatory at air and land border points.He also called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban direct flights from countries with cases of more contagious variants of the virus, and to better enforce 14-day quarantines for arriving international travellers, including the
stanley cup use of isolation hotels. We have a very porous border now, Ford said at Pearson, where he revealed a
stanley cups uk pilot program in place since January 6 has performed more than 6,800 voluntary tests and found 146 cases, a rate of 2.3 per cent. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW But with 30,000 international travellers arriving weekly at Pearson alone, that suggests 750 likely have COVID-19 and the lack of wider testing presents a real risk, Ford added, particularly with more contagious variants of COVID-19 circulating worldwide and at least one already spreading in Ontario. Its absolutely critical the federal government make sure its mandatory to get tested, said the premier. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Until vaccines are widely available, we all need to do our part to stop the spread of this virus and that means tighter controls at our border. Trudeau has hinted at stronger measures, said new rules could be imposed at any
