TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 10/28/13 -- Attn: Assignment Editor
When: Tuesday October 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Ajax Public Library, Main Branch (Rotary Room) located at 55 Harwood
Ave South, Ajax
What: The Scarborough Hospital and the Ajax Hospital are facing $28
million in cuts to services next year. There is also a proposed
merger of the Scarborough Hospital and the Rouge Valley Health
System. The provincial government has frozen funding for hospitals
across Ontario, which has pushed many hospitals into deficit simply
to maintain existing services. It is illegal for a hospital to run a
deficit and this has led to millions of dollars in services cut in
Scarborough and Ajax. In 2008, facing a deficit, the Rouge Valley in
Ajax underwent a barrage of cuts including 36 hospital beds, 220
nurses, health professionals and support staff positions and mental
health services and beds. Now, the merger being studied includes
proposals to further ration services between the Scarborough
Birchmount, Scarborough General and Centenary Hospitals to cut up to
$28 million per year. These cuts will hurt patient care in Ajax. All
are welcome and encouraged to attend a public meeting in Ajax to
share information and to help build a local campaign to stop
hospital cuts.
Contacts:
Ontario Health Coalition
Kim Johnston
Campaign Director
416-441-2502 or by cell 647-381-7025
ohc@sympatico.ca
www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca
