{"id":11949,"date":"2018-04-17T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=11949"},"modified":"2018-04-17T18:07:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T22:07:00","slug":"liberal-government-fails-to-address-unique-health-needs-of-northern-ontario-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/17\/liberal-government-fails-to-address-unique-health-needs-of-northern-ontario-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal government fails to address unique health needs of Northern Ontario residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>During question period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP, Michael Mantha, asked the Liberal premier why the government continues to neglect the unique needs of northern Ontario communities after discovering a low-income constituent suffering from chronic pain is being forced to travel almost seventy kilometres to an emergency room, three times a week, just to refill his required prescription medication, as a result of losing his family doctor in Goulais River.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStephen no longer has a family doctor,\u201d explained Mantha. \u201cHe receives ODSP and is struggling to pay for his travels to the Sault. He has been on a waitlist for a new family doctor but there is a lack of doctors and other medical services in Northern Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mantha explained that HealthCare Connect and CCAC can\u2019t prioritize him higher on a waitlist and the Sault Ste. Marie area hospital won\u2019t accommodate Stephen because he has to go through the emergency room and see a new doctor each time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSteven\u2019s quality of life has drastically shifted since losing his family doctor, as he can\u2019t get out of the house some days due to so much chronic pain,\u201d explained Mantha. \u201cThis happens all across my riding.\u00a0 People do not have access to family physicians and nurse practitioners.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHow is this government going to ensure that people in northern Ontario have access to primary care?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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