{"id":69868,"date":"2024-10-26T08:03:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T12:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=69868"},"modified":"2024-10-26T08:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T12:03:20","slug":"ndps-jill-andrew-calls-for-an-end-to-parking-fees-at-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/26\/ndps-jill-andrew-calls-for-an-end-to-parking-fees-at-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"NDP\u2019s Jill Andrew calls for an end to parking fees at hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ontario NDP MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto \u2013 St. Paul\u2019s) tabled a motion calling on the province to eliminate hospital parking fees for health care workers, patients, and their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody deserves to be stuck with thousands of dollars worth of bills for visiting a sick loved one,\u201d said Andrew. \u201cWhen you\u2019re getting chemo, managing chronic health conditions, and just trying to keep up with your medical appointments, parking costs should never be a barrier. In the GTA alone the average cost of a monthly hospital parking pass is about $400.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s\u202fa lot\u202fof money, and it’s completely unacceptable to ask of our overworked and underpaid hospital workers, as well as patients and their families.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, I tabled a motion calling on this government to eliminate hospital parking fees for healthcare workers, hospital staff, patients, and their families and adequately fund our public hospitals.<\/p>\n

This is a simple, straightforward measure to make hospital visits just a little less stressful for patients, and less expensive for the people who work there. Let\u2019s pass this today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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