In response to the Ontario government’s announcement in October to spend $90-million this year to fund hospital beds ahead of flu season, RNAO President Angela Cooper Brathwaite spoke to CBC News about how the move does little to solve hallway health care. “Beds don’t take care of patients. They need health-care professionals. They need more nurses,” Brathwaite says, adding that Ontario has the fewest RNs per population compared to the rest of the country. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott announced the government will fund 1,100 beds, 640 of which are new and will add surge capacity during flu season. However, RNAO says the government should be focusing on funding permanent, full-time RNs to ensure the continuity of care patients need and deserve. RNAO is also urging the province not just to focus on hallway health care, but also on the importance of primary care and home care to promote health and prevent disease. (CBC News, Oct. 3)