Looking for Ontario hospital patient/family experiences for journalism project

Hi! I’m a journalism student working on a research project about patient dignity, hospital care, and system pressures in Ontario healthcare. I’m looking to hear from:

• Patients
• family caregivers
• hospital staff

about experiences involving:

• long wait times
• Overcrowding
• rushed care
• lack of bedside support
• communication breakdowns
• ICU/hospital experiences
• situations where families had to step in because care wasn’t available

This project is system-focused, not blame-focused instead, it’s about how structures, staffing, and capacity affect care. Boundaries & ethics:

• Participation is optional
• Anonymity is available
• You control what you share
• No identifying info will be used without consent
• This is not sensational journalism
• Trauma-aware, ethical reporting standards

How to respond: If you’re open to participating, please DM me with:

• Who you are (patient/family/staff)
• General description of experience

Preferred contact method: No pressure, even short messages help shape the research.

Thank you for reading.