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OHC Hearing summary report & full 92 page report
Summary of What We Heard The Role of Small and Rural Hospitals The hearings covered hospitals that ranged in size from very small to medium in communities that varied in remoteness and rurality. Governance structures covered the gamut from amalgamated corporations to alliances to stand-alone hospitals. (Full 92 page report can be downloaded at bottom of this page) David McCarron's presentation My name is David McCarron with my father Michael. I am not going to touch on some of the aspects I know we are going to hear multiple times today. I did want to bring forward a couple of points. We have all read the newspaper I’m sure by now or at least received the Courier Press that says that market share of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is dropping.Read more Pastor Brian Horrobin's presentation It was a very famous physician that once said “It’s not those who are well who need a doctor, it’s who are sick.” Jesus of Nazareth, and he also said “Where your treasure is there will your heart be also”. I want to come from a different perspective from the other people who have shared and talk about some of the intangibles, why our hospital is necessary in our community. The reason that Jesus said “Where your treasure is there will your heart be also”, when someone has their treasure, their money in something their heart’s in it. This hospital was paid for by private dollars back in the late 50’s, people’s heart is in this hospital. Read More Cathy Zudeem's presentatiom My name is Cathy Zuidema. I am a mother of 4, I have lived in Wallaceburg all my life. I recently moved to Chatham with my family in November of last year. That was a problem in itself. Two days after we had moved my daughter had a severe asthma attack. I did not know what was going on. As a mother you are very concerned. I took her to Wallaceburg because I know Wallaceburg hospital.
Aaron Neaves' presentation Just real quick, I wrote a couple of things down. There have been so many speakers before me obviously probably going to echo same amount or sentiments that I’m going to say today. I just wrote it down, it’s very simple. The future of small rural hospitals and what it means to our community. I did some research today on the LHINs website and it states this, LHINS are an important part of the evolution of health care in Ontario eluding from a collection of services that were often uncoordinated to a true health care system. It is a patient focus process, I kind put that in there, and I thought that was kind of ironic, through the local health system integration act 2006. This legislation places a significant decision making power at the community level and focuses the health system on a community’s need. Talking about the community’s need, I wrote down a couple of issues.Read More Herb John's presentation "I would like to thank the Ontario Health Coalition for organizing this province wide campaign. The government needs a clear message about what we expect from our elected representatives and from our health care system." Read more Submission of Bill Pollock – President of UAW Local 251 The Connect between Our Hospital (Sydenham District Hospital), jobs, and the Health and Well Being of Community and Citizens Read more Shirley Roebuck's Presentation at OHC Hearings "Is There Room in Ontario’s Health Care System for a Heart??? Small Community hospitals have always had close ties to their communities, and Sydenham Campus is no exception. People call it “our hospital” and flyers proclaim “we want our hospital back”! Read more |
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