Category: South Bruce Grey Health Centre
West Grey hopes to have an answer regarding judicial review of Durham hospital decision before year’s end
West Grey’s legal team argued in front of a panel of three judges last week that the province should reverse the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s decision to remove all 10 in-patient beds from Durham’s hospital. West Grey communications coordinator Ashley Noble said that the municipality’s legal counsel provided an update following the Nov. 13 […]
SBGHC to share results of community survey at meetings
South Bruce Grey Health Centre will share results of community consultations on health care, then take questions, at upcoming public meetings. SBGHC in spring moved the inpatient beds from its site in Durham to its hospitals in Walkerton and Kincardine, saying it was to stabilize operations amid worsening staff shortages. Those challenges led to reduced emergency […]
Another local hospital president says recent new funding leaves ‘gap’
South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s president said she appreciates the Ontario government’s recently announced 4.5 per cent base funding increase to her budget. But like other local hospital administrators, she said it still leaves a budget gap created by inflation over the past few years. This year’s base funding for SBGHC increased by $1,808,100, […]
New hospital funding ‘helpful’ but doesn’t cover inflation
Grey-Bruce hospital administrators welcomed $8.566 million in new permanent base funding but some said it’s not enough. The money will be distributed $5,962,500 to Brightshores Health System, $1,808,100 to South Bruce Grey Health Centre and $795,400 to Hanover & District Hospital. Brightshores will see permanent base funding go up by 3.1 per cent. It’s […]
West Grey reaffirms health care emergency declaration
West Grey’s declaration of a health care emergency remains in place, the municipality announced Tuesday. It declared a state of emergency May 28 due to concerns about public safety after South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced April 25 it would shift all 10 in-patient beds out of Durham hospital and add them in Walkerton and […]
Protestors and police feature at hospital organization’s AGM in Walkerton
When Jana White and a few dozen other people disappointed in their local hospital organization arrived at the Best Western Plus parking lot in Walkerton to protest on the evening of June 26, a police officer greeted them and asked them to vacate the area. White said the Save the Durham Hospital committee protestors made […]
Protestors and police feature at hospital organization’s AGM in Walkerton
When Jana White and a few dozen other people disappointed in their local hospital organization arrived at the Best Western Plus parking lot to protest Wednesday night in Walkerton, a police officer greeted them and asked them to vacate the area. White said the Save the Durham Hospital committee protestors made it a few steps […]
Locals share health-care frustrations in Chesley
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Jun 18, 2024 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 4 minute read Chesley hospital’s emergency department was closed
Locals share health-care frustrations in Chesley
The Ontario Health Coalition stopped in Chesley Tuesday and heard local people share their struggles and concerns about local health care. The coalition will issue a report in early September reflecting what it hears during its numerous public consultations across Ontario this summer, and will present some recommendations, coalition executive director Natalie Mehra said. It’s the […]
Durham hospital staff saved this woman’s life
Lynne Bennett says she owes her life to Durham hospital’s staff. She lives in Ayton, a 15-minute drive away, midway between Mount Forest and Durham, the town where her doctor and pharmacist are too. Bennett says she’s alive today thanks to doctors and particularly a nurse named Rosie in the Durham emergency department, who coolly […]