Editorials/Opinions
The following blog is designed to share opinions, editorials and letters highlighting the various issues, challenges and opportunities facing healthcare in Muskoka and area. Each article includes a link to the complete article, as well as the name or group writing the piece. The goal is to highlight a diverse discussion and share perspectives from experienced professionals within and outside the healthcare sector.
Get your hands off our hospital ~ Commentary
By Russell Nicholls Here are a few points I’d like you all to consider! Firstly: I am a senior, senior and I just spent a four-day stint in our Huntsville Hospital. Not having been hospitalized for many years, I must admit that there was a certain degree of...
Letter – Muskoka hospital board trying to pull end run with residents
While I very much agree with council’s response to MAHC’s request by boosting the capital financing reserve to cover needed repairs at the two hospitals, I also agree that MAHC once again is trying to pull an end around to fund their choice of hospital for the future...
Is anyone even thinking about Almaguin’s hospital needs?
Travel times for acute care may get much longer No-one in Almaguin wants to see Huntsville's hospital relocated further south. It's just too far away for people in need of acute care to travel. So, it was disturbing when cards generally played close to the chest...
Muskoka politicos ‘not prepared to commit’ to $114M hospital ask … yet
Regional government to wait for future hospital plan ‘district council can support’ before pledging millions in taxpayer dollars MUSKOKA — A leaking operating room ceiling. Ancient patient elevators. Partial sprinkler system coverage. Muskoka’s hospitals need help....
MAHC officially asks Muskoka for $114M toward future hospital build
Ad hoc committee to debate request before committee of the whole budget meeting on Jan. 31 Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare board vice-chair Phil Matthews (left), board chair Evelyn Brown and South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Foundation executive director Colin Miller urge...
Busy task force aims for Labour Day decision on Muskoka hospitals’ future
Task force brings its ‘fresh start’ on long-term planning for Muskoka’s future hospital infrastructure into new year MUSKOKA — Cameron Renwick and Don Mitchell seemed optimistic while sitting in a Huntsville hospital meeting room on a snowy January morning. “We have...
Muskoka hospitals short 17 nurses in bed crisis, considers cuts to cope
High bed occupancy rate combined with peak flu season, staff shortages could mean service cuts at Bracebridge and Huntsville hospitals Nurses at the Bracebridge and Huntsville hospitals posted a combined 1,200 hours of overtime in November alone, according to Muskoka...
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcentre hospital survey — message received?
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare recently published the survey results in a Report for its Hospital Redevelopment Plan and Taskforce (posted on MAHC’s website). There are some very important messages to be derived from it.
Huntsville needs to have a hospital in our community, says women’s group
This letter represents the views of the Huntsville Women’s Group, a collective of local Muskoka women varying in ages and backgrounds. We meet weekly for discussions and activities. Across all differences, one thing that we agree on is that we want Huntsville to continue to have a hospital in our community…