MEDIA ADVISORY
September 10, 2008
Town
Hall Meeting to
STOP Hospital Cuts!
Port
Colborne – The first in a
series of
town hall meetings to stop the
cuts to Niagara’s hospitals will be
held in Port Colborne Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7 pm, organized by the Niagara
Health Coalition.
Niagara’s
hospitals are under pressure to make drastic cuts to the core services our
families rely upon. These include closure of two emergency departments plus
consolidation of obstetrics, pediatrics, mental health and other critical
services to a single site.
“With the removal of the emergency rooms and
acute services, the small hospitals in Port Colborne and Fort Erie are essentially
being turned into clinics, not hospitals. The McGuinty government promised
not to close small and rural hospitals, this is a violation of that promise.
I truly believe that we can save Port Colborne’s hospital, but we are going
to have to fight back now,” said Natalie Mehra, Ontario Health Coalition
Director.
WHEN : Thursday, September 11
TIME : 7 p.m.
WHERE : Roselawn Theatre296 Fielden Ave Port Colborne
WHO : Regional Councillor Bob Saracino, Port Colborne,
Port Colborne Council representative, Natalie Mehra, Ontario
Health Coalition Director, Sue Hotte, Niagara Health Coalition
Co-chair
