{"id":4551,"date":"2016-04-17T13:53:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T17:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2020-05-08T18:39:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T22:39:31","slug":"health-care-in-crisis-mehr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/health-care-in-crisis-mehr\/","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH CARE IN CRISIS – MEHR"},"content":{"rendered":"

(April 17, 2016)<\/p>\n

By: Jennifer Hamilton-Mccharles, The Nugget<\/p>\n

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    If the public doesn’t start voicing their opinion then they better brace for more health care\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    If the public doesn’t start voicing their opinion then they better brace for more health care cuts.<\/p>\n

    That is the warning from the North Bay and Ontario Health Coalitions.<\/p>\n

    Natalie Mehr, president of the Ontario Health Coalition, said cuts will continue to happen if something isn’t done.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhat we’re trying to do is provide a way for regular people to show the provincial government that they can’t ignore this issue any longer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

    \u201cNorth Bay has been among the worst hospitals hit. People are suffering and can’t afford the services they need. People will die. The evidence is irrefutable. Hospitals are at dangerous levels of overcrowding, no staffing and more and more surgeries are being cancelled.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The North Bay and Ontario Health Coalitions are holding a town hall meeting Tuesday in response to \u201cdevastating\u201d hospital cuts at the North Bay Regional Health Centre.<\/p>\n

    According to the coalition, more than 300 full-time, front-line and support staff have been cut since 2013 and 60 beds have been closed. Entire departments, including the regional mental health rehab unit and forensic transitional unit, have been closed.<\/p>\n

    The town hall meeting takes place at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel United Church, 395 Lakeshore Dr. The public is invited to attend, share information and organize a local campaign to save and restore local hospital services.<\/p>\n

    Mehr said the situation is at crisis level and it’s become \u201cthe new normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

    She said hospital chief executive officers continue to\u2026<\/p>\n

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