Joyce Cheung

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Dr. Joyce Cheung is a palliative and family medicine physician based in Toronto and serves as the Vice Chair of the OMA Section on Palliative Medicine.

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by Stephen B. Singh Pamela Liao Joyce Cheung Jacqueline Carverhill Brian Berger

Hospice care, not hospital beds: Investing in palliative care will help solve the health-care crisis

6,000 patients in Ontario currently need an “Alternate Level of Care” (ALC). They do not need to be in hospital, but there is nowhere safe for them to go. Government investment in palliative care is a crucial part of the solution.

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