{"id":19256,"date":"2022-05-03T15:11:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T19:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=19256"},"modified":"2022-07-18T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T19:15:09","slug":"it-just-absolutely-cant-happen-aurora-resident-hosts-virtual-privatization-of-health-care-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/it-just-absolutely-cant-happen-aurora-resident-hosts-virtual-privatization-of-health-care-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It just absolutely can\u2019t happen\u2019: Aurora resident hosts virtual privatization of health care summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(May 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>By: Laura Broadley, The Star<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container speakable-text-block-container\">Aurora resident Mary Jo Nabuurs is passionate about public health care in Ontario, so much so that she volunteers her time with the Ontario Health Coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container speakable-text-block-container\">The coalition recently hosted a virtual summit, with a focus on Scarborough, Toronto and York Region, to discuss the privatization of health care in the province. The summit was in response to a comment made by Health Minister Christine Elliott at the beginning of February, in which she referenced independent health facilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cI remember reading somewhere that for those who have been advocates for public health care for however long, hearing those words come out of the provincial government health minister\u2019s mouth, it was like ripping an appendage off of them,\u201d Nabuurs said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seo-media-query undefined\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"seo-media-query undefined\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Nabuurs said the provincial government\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has made organizations such as the Ontario Health Coalition move forward because of what it describes as a problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cWe can see the goal (of the provincial government) is to do more (privatization),\u201d Nabuurs said. \u201cIt just absolutely can\u2019t happen. If we allow the Ford government to get back into power in June, it\u2019ll be really hard to defend against privatization of our health-care system.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fsk_splitbox_27_onscreen\" class=\"fsk_splitbox_27_onscreen  fsk-always-on-box-background  sb-opened\">\n<div id=\"fsk_splitbox_27\" class=\"  fsk_splitbox_27     sb-opened\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The coalition organized summits across Ontario to give people information about the privatization of health care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cIn this case, it\u2019s a major issue and the health coalition and their fellow advocates believe that this is arguably the most important voting issue for June and that\u2019s because of the impact privatizing health care will have on Ontario now and down the road,\u201d Nabuurs said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seo-media-query undefined\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Nabuurs said the privatization of health care isn\u2019t just about hospitals, but also several other aspects, including diagnostics and home care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThey decided to offer these summits across the province to get the voices of people to stand up and get the news out to their community,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Alexandra Hilkene, spokesperson for Elliott, said in an email the idea the provincial government is looking to allow more for-profit health care in Ontario is \u201ccategorically false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cOur government is committed to supporting the province\u2019s public health-care system,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Hilkene said the Ford government has increased health-care spending to an expected $64.1 billion in 2021\/2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThe use or function of private hospitals and independent health facilities in Ontario is not being expanded or changed,\u201d Hikene said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">When Elliott made reference to independent health facilities and private hospitals, she was referring to the \u201cgradual resumption of non-urgent surgeries and procedures that were delayed as part of Directive #2 at public hospitals as well as existing independent health facilities and private hospitals in Ontario,\u201d Hilkene said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cShe did not ever suggest letting independent health facilities operate private hospitals \u2014 in fact, that is not even feasible,\u201d Hilkene added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Hilkene said a new license for a private hospital in Ontario has not been issued since 1973. While in 1980 there were 19 private hospitals licensed to operate in the province, there are only four today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/local-aurora\/news\/2022\/05\/01\/it-just-absolutely-can-t-happen-aurora-resident-hosts-virtual-privatization-of-health-care-summit.html\">Click here for original article.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(May 1, 2022) By: Laura Broadley, The Star &nbsp; Aurora resident Mary Jo Nabuurs is passionate about public health care in Ontario, so much so that she volunteers her time with the Ontario Health Coalition. 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