SAVE DOUGLAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Save Our Hospital!
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Fort Erie Healthcare SOS is an advocacy group within our community to highlight our need to be able to access our Urgent Care, Emergency Care and hospital services 24/7 in Fort Erie, Port Colborne and at the Welland Hospital. We are looking to share ideas and comments on maintaining our small and rural hospitals in Ontario.
About Us
The Quick Story
Fort Erie Healthcare SOS is an advocacy group within our community to highlight our need to be able to access our Urgent Care and to promote the return to 24/7 access to healthcare in Fort Erie, Port Colborne and at the Welland Hospital. Since the Niagara Health System and the Ontario Government has tried to reorganize the way healthcare is delivered in small and rural communities; they have increasingly taken away our services in order to provide for large urban centers. We do not want to stop the build of the larger centers but we do expect to have access in our own community. We know that minutes matter and at least our Urgent Care could stabilize us for transport.
Fort Erie has consistently been left out of Niagara Health's plan; in mid winter there are times when the highway is closed due to weather conditions which means our access at night is shut off completely. We deserve full access; we are not willing to give up on our lives or that of our children's so a new hospital can be built in another city. This is shameful and we need to make sure that we have access to the care we need, when we need it.
Fort Erie Healthcare SOS Welcomes You!
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Here's what SOS Volunteers have been up to this past year
1st Annual Public Discussion 2024
On January 11th we held our first annual public discussion at the Fort Erie Leisureplex Banquet Hall. Over 300 concerned citizens were in attendance.
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Presentations made to Town of Fort Erie, Niagara Health, Rotary Club, Kins of Ridgeway, Lions Club
We tried to present to the Niagara Region, but were denied permission to make a presentation.
Please take a moment to click on the link and read through the various presentations we have made to various stakeholders asking that they consider what we are saying but more importantly are willing to sit down and have a conversation about the hospital needs of Fort Erie and surrounding communities.
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Community Events
We have been out and about attending as many community events, parades, markets council meetings, both local & regional and NH board meetings. We have also held rallies, attended rallies, held a 93rd birthday party for Douglas Memorial Hospital and hosted a Healthcare Summit at the Crystal Ridge Community Centre, graciously donated by the Ridgeway Lions Club. Our table has been setup at the Crystal Beach Supper Market, Ridgeway Farmers Market, Ridgefest, RCL Fish Frys, Branch 230, End of Summer Parade, Bridgeburg Beats & Eats and Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre Market