The McMaster Emergency is important to our community. Help stop the closure of the Adult Emergency by attending a rally on September 25, 2008 from 6 to 8pm. Meet at Dalewood Recreation Centre (S/E corner of Dalewood Av. and Main St. W)

If you’re unable to attend the rally but want to do your part to help, you can:

Contact your MPP

Ted McMeekin, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale
tmcmeekin.mpp@liberal.ola.org
(905)690-6552

Andrea Horwath, Hamilton Centre
ahorwath-co@ndp.on.ca
(905)544-9644

Sophia Aggelonitis, Hamilton Mountain
saggelonitis.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
(905)388-9734

Paul Miller, Hamilton East – Stoney Creek
pmiller-co@ndp.on.ca
(905)545-0114

Tim Hudak, Niagara West – Glanbrook
tim.hudakco@pc.ola.org
(905) 563-1755

If emailing, please send a copy to: David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care at ccu.moh@ontario.ca and Juanita Gledhill, LHIN Chair at jo-ann.mattina@lhins.on.ca or phone 905.945.4930 ext 205

Sign the Petition

You can also click on the petition at the bottom of this post and gather signatures. Return your completed petition form to me by mail at: 77 James St N, Suite 230 Hamilton ON, L8R 2K3 – attention Councillor Terry Whitehead.

Background Details

Hamilton Health Science (HHS) has put together a proposal which they call ‘Access to Best Care.’  This plan has many problems that HHS is not willing to address. The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care will not discuss the problems and many MPP’s have not taken an active stance.

On September 29, 2008, the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network, (HNHBLHIN) is making a decision regarding this proposal, despite City Councillors’ request for an extension.

Please write a personal letter addressed to: Murray Martin (President and CEO of HHS), Juanita Gledhill (the Chair of HNHBLHIN), MPP Sophia Aggelonitis, MPP Andrea Horwath, MPP Ted McMeekin, MPP Tim Hudak, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care David Caplan, and Premier Dalton McGuinty. (see contact details below).

Personal letters really make a difference! We need to let LHIN and the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care know that decisions regarding this proposal need to be postponed another 60 days to allow for proper consultation.

The citizens of Hamilton want the following question answered: “What problem is the proposal trying to solve?  How will closing the Adult Emergency Room at McMaster solve it?

Points to include in your letter:

1) The closure of the Adult Emergency Care at McMaster University Medical Centre (MUMC) would seriously and detrimentally affect 170,000 Hamilton residents.

2) Projected population growth is occurring on the Mountain and surrounding areas, yet hospital access for them is limited by mountain access routes.

3) The only group that has contributed to the current plan has vested interests that do not necessarily take in the needs of the general population.

4) Respectfully request that decisions regarding this plan be delayed 60 days to provide HHS the opportunity to answer the question “What problem is the proposal trying to solve?  How will closing the Adult Emergency Room at McMaster solve it?”

5) Respectfully request that decisions regarding this plan be delayed 60 days to provide local MPP’s, Councillors and the General Public time to review HHS’s responses to our concerns.

MPs and MPPs Contact Document

Petition to Save Adult Care at McMaster,

Access to the Best Care Interim Report for June 20 2008.