Working Draft for:
Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday June 2nd, 2016 8:35 am
With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-wallebeck
With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-wallebeck
Town Hall Meeting Report on Health for May 30th, 2016
This
is a Preeceville and area Story worth telling.
A
Story of Canada. Right here at home.
Here's what we got!
Trailer with aviation fuel. Thanks to you. Wow! 10 acres bought next to the Hospital for a helicopter pad. Wow! A community health plan. Wow! Doctor retention committee Wow! Tele-health and other world class systems. Wow!
Staff and volunteers that go above and beyond.
Wow!
A new Joint council task
force on Health.
Preeceville Integrated
Health Care Action Committee.
A special Thank You to
our action committee. They are the best at what they do ladies and gentlemen.
There is No comparison.
Stacey. Has gone from
a mom with questions to community leader.
Wow! Isn't that Canada. Right here at home?
And all of you, Citizens that have
supported Stacey.
Wow!
Watch your mail box for a update on how the health system works in Preeceville as of June 1st And again thanks for your questions.
Primary healthcare (PHC) refers to "essential health care"
that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and
technology, which make universal health care accessible to all
individuals and families in a community
Healthcare costs per
capita vary across Canada with Quebec ($4,891) and British Columbia ($5,254) at
the lowest level and Alberta ($6,072) and Newfoundland ($5,970) at the highest.[24] It is also the greatest at the extremes of age at a cost
of $17,469 per capita in those older than 80 and $8,239 for those less than 1
year old in comparison to $3,809 for those between 1 and 64 years old in 2007.[24]
2012 saw a record year
for number of doctors with 75,142. The gross average salary was $328,000. Out of the
gross amount, doctors pay for taxes, rent, staff salaries and equipment.[14]Recent reports indicate that Canada may be heading toward an
excess of doctors,[15] though communities in rural, remote and northern regions,
and some specialties, may still experience a shortage.[16]
PREECEVILLE AND AREA YOU SHOULD BE PROUD! Report from May 26th
After meeting with the leader of the Opposition, the Premier, the Minister of Rural and Remote Health, and our local MLA I can tell you our efforts have been noticed and appreciated.
Your continued efforts are vital. Keep making noise but do it respectively. Rest assured, we have been heard.
A big thank you too our neighboring communities and everyone right across Canada for their words of encouragement and support. Your ideas and contacts have been extremely beneficial.
The outcome that you are looking for is being supported and worked on by all levels of government. This is not a quick fix but rest assured it can and will be done.
As I stated last week, keep asking your questions and doing what your doing. It is working!
Canada Health Act -
Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/medi-assur/faq-eng.php
Action plan from last week, May 19th, 2016:
"Thank you for caring about our health system"
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Don't let anyone tell you that you shouldn't feel like that. You do and that is important to both myself and all our town and rural councils.
There are people writing petitions that you can sign. Petitions need to be written in a style that can be acted on by the petitioned to have the impact you are looking for. Any legal petition stating the need for additional Doctors or improvement in health care I would be the first to sign.
That are people heading out to the legislature this morning to voice their concerns. Please support them.
You can contact all the powers that be. Government, health region, towns, RM's and/or myself.
Like any problem, get it on the table and talk out it until you have a acceptable outcome. That starts with the facts. We can disagree without being disagreeable, all views and ideas have value when trying to reach a goal.
I am hearing the need for a town hall meeting. I will be there to help facilitate and help where I can.
Again thanks for caring and all your questions. Looking forward to hearing from you.
