The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) is holding public hearings across the province to get hospital recommendations.
Ontario residents can voice their ideas for the future of hospitals. This includes small, rural hospitals and larger local hospitals.
The hearings are in response to more than 1,200 emergency department closures across the province in the past year.
Patients, service agencies, concerned citizens, municipal leaders and health care professionals are invited to attend.
Brenda Scott, chair of the Coalition’s small, rural and local hospital committee, says that they want the public to be heard.
“These hearings are a chance for people in rural and northern Ontario to share their experiences, and to safeguard and improve our local hospitals, especially those at risk of closures,” said Scott in a media release.
The hearings will have both in-person and online options, with the Northwest Ontario hearing on June 17 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Thunder Bay Public Library.
Hearing results will be gathered in a report on how to better local hospitals, especially small and rural ones.
Register to present and find more info here.