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<\/picture>\nThe North Bay Health Coalition will hold \u201can emergency summit\u201d March 22 at 7 p.m. The coalition says everyone who cares about local public health care can participate in the virtual summit.<\/p>\n
The meeting will be held via Zoom. No link had been provided at press time.<\/p>\n
Giroux said leaders and experts will join the North Bay Health Coalition to discuss the impacts of the local health care service.<\/p>\n
He said following the summit the health coalition will launch a campaign to safeguard public health care service and stop privatization.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will have lawn signs, car decals and window decals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Nancy Olivier said for-profit status has an important impact on medical care, \u201cwhich should be our primary concern whether we are going to do better or worse in these clinics.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said there are countless Canadian Medical Association journal articles that point out privatization hasn\u2019t resulted in improved outcomes, including survival rates being worse in private for-profit hospitals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s because private investors expect a rate of return. Their administrators are rewarded for receiving a profit margin,\u201d Olivier said.<\/p>\n