Article content The report, Pushed over the brink: the escalating assault on Ontario’s hospitals, was released by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) on Tuesday. Try refreshing your browser, or How healthy is Ontario’s hospital system? Unions and province disagree Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. CUPE said the province plans to increase hospital funding by 3.3 per cent in 2026-27, despite annual cost increases exceeding six per cent. The union is calling on the province to provide an additional $5 billion in hospital funding, introduce multi-year funding commitments, halt further privatization and implement nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.