Mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives: study

Mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives: study

August 12, 2025 3:50 pm EST.

Nurses and hospital workers are calling on the Ford government to implement mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios, which they say will save thousands of lives. As Tina Yazdani reports, nurses say they are being forced to choose who to care for.

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