Queensway Carleton Hospital is in crisis as 101 staff cuts—including nurses, housekeepers, and aides—threaten patient safety, especially in the emergency department already drowning in wait times. Fueled by funding shortages and soaring costs, these layoffs are part of a province-wide trend hitting over 1,200 jobs since last fall. Nurses describe unbearable physical and mental strain, with some units losing critical staff, leaving newborns vulnerable and fearing “when,” not “if,” before a disaster strikes. Burnout is driving professionals out of the field, while rising violence from frustrated patients compounds the chaos. Union leaders and officials accuse the provincial government of intentionally gutting public healthcare to favor private profit, targeting frontline workers first—and patients are paying the price.
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