{"id":28935,"date":"2023-07-07T12:54:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T16:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=28935"},"modified":"2023-09-21T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:44:51","slug":"rally-protests-service-cuts-at-port-colborne-urgent-care-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/rally-protests-service-cuts-at-port-colborne-urgent-care-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Rally protests service cuts at Port Colborne urgent care centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(July 5, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>By: Sarah Ferguson, Port Colborn Leader<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Ontario\u2019s health care is currently in crisis mode and the situation won\u2019t be solved by reducing the hours of service at Port Colborne and Fort Erie\u2019s Urgent Care Centres (UCC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>That was the main message of a rally held at Niagara Health&#8217;s Port Colborne General site Wednesday (July 5).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>It was also the first day changes to the UCC hours in both Port Colborne and Fort Erie. The two sites have both operated as 24\/7 UCC since 2009 and effective July 5 will now only be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with new patients only being accepted until 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Dozens of people gathered outside 160 Sugarloaf St. early in the afternoon to listen to health care advocates including Sue Hotte, with the Niagara Health Coalition; Niagara Centre NDP MPP Jeff Burch; Ward 1 Coun. Mark Bagu; and health care advocate Angie Desmarais speak on the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>It was the second of two rallies; the first was held earlier in the day at the UCC in Fort Erie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>To deal with a shortage of health-care workers, Niagara Health has said it is reducing urgent care hours in Port Colborne and Fort Erie to keep Niagara\u2019s three emergency departments operating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Burch was critical of the provincial government\u2019s treatment of health care workers, and not receiving appropriate pay which he sees as why there are staffing shortages to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason they can\u2019t find staff is because the staff have been treated like crap,\u201d Burch said to cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/news\/rally-protests-service-cuts-at-port-colborne-urgent-care-centre\/article_72df186b-79b2-5127-8689-5916830fcdba.html\">Click here for original article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(July 5, 2023) By: Sarah Ferguson, Port Colborn Leader Ontario\u2019s health care is currently in crisis mode and the situation won\u2019t be solved by reducing the hours of service at Port Colborne and Fort Erie\u2019s Urgent Care Centres (UCC). 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