Niagara Health is responding to a news conference by Fort Erie and Port Colborne mayors
Niagara Health is expressing disappointment at what it calls "misinformation shared by local officials in their zeal to build support for their campaigns".
The organization is responding to a news conference this week by Fort Erie and Port Colborne mayors, about the reduction of service hours at their urgent care centres for this summer.
Mayor Wayne Redekop alluded to Niagara Health not being easy to work with.
Niagara Health says the oversimplification of the complexity of running a regional hospital system is a disservice to the 7,000 doctors and employees who work tirelessly each day.
It adds urgent care service reduction is a last resort, it's about staffing, and the urgent care centres are not emergency departments, nor equipped for life threatening situations.
It appreciates and understands the mayors' jobs are to advocate for their communities, while hospital leaders' jobs are to deliver care to the region.
Niagara Health adds it's working tirelessly to hire doctors, and it's disingenuous to minimize the incredible doctor shortage in the face of provincial shortages.
The group has listed a dozen emails between it and Fort Erie and Port Colborne leaders since mid May.
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