You’re invited to participate!
Now is the time when we can make a difference
The OHC is holding public hearings across the province. All individuals who access or work in health care, or the organizations representing them, are invited to attend and submit oral or written submissions on reforming Ontario’s hospitals in the public interest.
*Please note: In order to assist, OPSEU will distribute a template submission, which can be used as a guide. Please keep in mind, however, that the OHC is eager to hear about your local and personal experiences with the health care system and the challenges you and your colleagues face on the front lines when it comes to providing quality patient care. You are the experts on the ground!
Your input will be used to help create a report, which will be released publicly in the fall. The OHC also plans to use the recommendations from the hearings to measure the political parties’ health care plans leading into next spring’s provincial election.
The deadline for booking an oral presentation is Friday October 6 at 5 p.m. Presentations are 10 minutes per person. To book a time to make an oral submission, contact the Ontario Health Coalition at 416-441-2502 or [email protected]. The deadline for written submissions is Friday, October 27 at 5 p.m. Written submissions can be as informal as a hand-written note. All submissions will be accepted.
The OHC wants to hear your ideas about:
- gaps in services
- improving access to care
- funding for Ontario’s hospitals
- improving quality of care
- improving public access to information and meaningful public input
- improving public ownership and democratic control
- the impacts of privatization in your community
- re-integrating services into public hospitals
- ensuring hospitals serve our communities: rural and urban, of diverse age, with cultural sensitivity and respect for our communities’ diversities
- workplace safety
- other public interest issues
Hearing schedule
Thunder Bay
Thurs, October 12, 3 – 7 p.m., Italian Cultural Centre 132 Algoma St. S.
Welland
Sat, October 14, 10 – 11:30 a.m., Welland Community Wellness Complex, 145 Lincoln St.
St. Catharines
Sat, October 14, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Public Library, Mills Room, 54 Church St.
Ottawa
Mon, October 16, 3 – 7 p.m., PSAC Building, 233 Gilmour St.
Trenton
Tues, October 17, 3 – 7 p.m., Public Library, 7 Creswell Dr.
Toronto
Wed, October 18, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., OSSCO 333 Wilson Ave., Ste 406.
Scarborough
Wed, October 18, 3 – 6:30 p.m., Bendale Public Library, 1515 Danforth Rd.
Chatham
Thurs, October 19, 3 – 5 p.m., St. Clair College, Thames Campus Arena Blue Line Rm, 1001 Grand Ave. W.
Wallaceburg
Thurs, October 19, 6 – 8 p.m., Legion, 52 Margaret Ave.
North Bay
Sat, October 21, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., OPSEU office, 150 First Ave. W.
Woodstock
Sat, October 21, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Southside Aquatic Centre, 315 Finkle St.
Hamilton
Mon, October 23, 5 – 8 p.m., YWCA Auditorium, 75 McNab St. S.
London
Tues, October 24, 3 – 7 p.m., Central Public Library, Hunt Rm, 251 Dundas St.
Windsor
Wed, October 25, 3 – 7 p.m., Central Public Library, Fred- Israel Room, 850 Ouellette Ave.
Durham/Ajax
Thurs, October 26, 3 – 7 p.m., Ajax Community Centre, North Hall, 75 Centennial Rd.
All are welcome to come and watch the hearings and join in the discussion.
For more information visit: www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca