{"id":18462,"date":"2022-02-23T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T20:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=18462"},"modified":"2022-03-06T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T20:25:02","slug":"long-term-care-and-privatization-of-senior-homes-an-overriding-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/long-term-care-and-privatization-of-senior-homes-an-overriding-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-term care and privatization of senior homes an overriding concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(February 22, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>By: Rosalind Russell, MyEspanolaNow<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myespanolanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CHRISTIAN-NEWMAN-SENIORS-HANDS-633x420.jpg\" width=\"496\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em> The Sudbury Health Coalition will be part of a province wide campaign to fight health care privatization and for urgently needed improvements in care under the public, non-profit health care system. Photo unsplash.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A Blind River man who has decades of experience in the medical sector says the privatization of health care should raise alarm bells with the public.<\/p>\n<p>Albert Dupuis says he was dismayed to learn at the Ontario Health Coalition meeting last Friday that the government is making a concerted effort to push further the privatization of health care, including long-term care facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Dupuis says he retired to Blind River to take care of senior members of his family and their care should be front and centre, not a matter of how much money can be made.<\/p>\n<p>He says the coalition and its support organizations, including the Algoma and the Sudbury health coalitions, are planning a series of meetings to fight the move with a virtual summit planned for March 23rd, which the public can take part in.<\/p>\n<p>To view Friday\u2019s Zoom presentation, go to:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&amp;ref=watch_permalink&amp;v=3067872873468170\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C&amp;ref=watch_permalink&amp;v=3067872873468170<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myespanolanow.com\/46916\/long-term-care-and-privatization-of-senior-homes-an-overriding-concern\/\">Click here for original article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(February 22, 2022) By: Rosalind Russell, MyEspanolaNow The Sudbury Health Coalition will be part of a province wide campaign to fight health care privatization and for urgently needed improvements in care under the public, non-profit health care system. 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