With less than two weeks to go before the planned closure of an emergency department in the central Ontario community of Minden, residents opposing the move are hoping to take their battle to court.
Haliburton Highlands Health Services announced in April that the ER at its Minden location would close as of June 1 and all emergency services would be transferred to its Haliburton site, about 25 kilometres away.
"If we don't get this injunction in place and that blue H comes down from the emergency department, we'll never see another emergency department in the area," said campaign spokesman Patrick Porzuczek, just prior to a Sunday afternoon rally organized by the group. "This decision was made by Haliburton Highlands Health Services board and leadership as they are responsible for daily operational decisions," Adamo said in a statement.
HHHS president and CEO Carolyn Plummer said in a statement that a nursing and medical staff shortage is behind the board's decision. She said without consolidation, both emergency departments would have faced temporary closures throughout the summer, sometimes with as little as two hours' notice.
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