(April 23, 2016)<\/p>\n
By: CTV London<\/p>\n
Communities across the province are joining together in a referendum to save local hospitals.<\/p>\n
The volunteer campaign will kick off on Monday at various locations, including in London, in an effort to stop cuts that organizers say have created dangerous overcrowding and understaffing.<\/p>\n
The cross-Ontario referendum will be announced at a media event in Toronto and at other locations across the province, including in Ingersoll and Stratford.<\/p>\n
Organizers say there have been nine consecutive cuts to hospital budgets, the longest stretch in Ontario history.<\/p>\n
There is fear that patients are paying a price for the cuts.<\/p>\n
On Monday in London, the kickoff will take place at 4:15 p.m. on the sidewalk near the emergency department entrance, the east side of Victoria hospital.<\/p>\n
In Ingersoll, organizers will gather at noon at the Thames Street Gazebo and in Stratford, the kickoff will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of John Street and Cambria Street, near the hospital.<\/p>\n
More details about the referendum will be available on Monday.<\/p>\n