From the Spectator:
Removing surgery will effectively close Grimsby hospital says leader
Emergency, ICU and beds will shut down with no surgery warns interim medical director
Dr. Gary Benson resigned as a medical director of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital following the Hamilton Health Sciences announcement that obstetrics and surgery departments would be moved from the Grimsby hospital. He’s pictured here at a meeting Wednesday evening. – Luke Edwards/Metroland
At a meeting to discuss the future of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Wednesday evening input was sought from the crowd about how to go forward following an Oct. 22 announcement that obstetrics and surgery departments would be leaving the Grimsby hospital. – Luke Edwards/Metroland
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GRIMSBY — West Lincoln Memorial Hospital would likely have to close its emergency department, intensive care unit and acute care beds if surgery is relocated to Hamilton for more than two years during building upgrades, warns the interim medical director.
“This proposal is effectively a closure of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital,” Dr. Matthew Noble Wohlgemut states in a letter Friday to the Hamilton Health Sciences board and CEO Rob MacIsaac……..
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