Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Spotlight on the Elephant in the Room Part 1

Monday on my Facebook feed I saw a head line from 98.1 The Tide (St. Stephen Radio Station). “Concerned Citizens Say They Want their Own Health Plan for CCH.” http://thetide.ca/news/1875008512/concerned-citizens-group-say-they-want-their-own-health-plan-cch 
Excerpt from article:
Co-Chair of CCCC, John Gardner says enough is enough, and the group has now put a proposal on the table for government, asking the authorities to work with them to develop a plan for the hospital to move forward, "If the authorities are not willing to work with us, then we're requesting the Premier to instruct Horizon Health to turn over the [Charlotte County] Hospital's operating budget to the residents of Charlotte County. We want to go back to an independent board, who will operate the hospital, independent from Horizon Health."
Gardner claims, if this goes through, it will be big for rural New Brunswick, calling us the "canary in the coalmine" as everyone is watching Charlotte County right now.
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Charlotte County residents, just put a spotlight on the elephant in the room!
I would be surprised if other areas/residents/hospitals/facilities have not thought the same thing. 
Excerpt From Article:
Health Minister Victor Boudreau said he doesn’t see that happening.
“I think that would be taking a step back in the way our hospitals were governed in the past,” Boudreau said. In “my” opinion, he doesn’t even believe this. Mr. Boudreau, your eyes gave you away. You might want to work on that.  
#VictorBoudreau, how would this option, be taking a step back for ANY health care facility in the Province of New Brunswick?
How could communities do any worse than what Horizon Health Network has been doing since 2008? Lose services to a hospital, lose the hospital all together? I have more faith in the residents of Charlotte County taking care of their hospital, than anyone else.
No one else is fighting for Charlotte County Hospital harder than residents of Charlotte County. The Premier is not fighting for it. Victor Boudreau is not fighting for it. Horizon Health is not fighting for it. MLA’s are not fighting for it.
Have Charlotte County Residents heard a peep out of MLA John Ames and Minister Rick Doucet since Saturday?
 Have they called out Victor Boudreau publicly after what transpired Saturday? Victor Boudreau had no issue throwing them under the bus publicly. Are they hiding under a rock? Did someone remove hands from the puppets?
Of course Victor Boudreau is going to “tell residents” that it would be a step back.  
Charlotte County…It is possible! Victor Boudreau knows it. Horizon Health knows it.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of “Spotlight on the Elephant in the Room.”

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