William Osler Health Centre's CEO Bob Richards and Hilary Short, head of the Ontario Hospital Association, have publicly stated that the public-private partnership (P3) funding model used to construct the Brampton Civic Hospital has no impact on patient care.
Government documents detailing this deal, only obtained after a four-year court battle, show otherwise.
These documents revealed that this hospital has cost $340 million more because of the P3 financial model.
That much money could have built another badly needed new hospital in the city would have
provided all of the promised 608 beds in the new hospital.
"The people of Brampton know that they are not getting adequate health care, and they also know that our P3 hospital has cost more and delivered less," said Dora Jeffries, Chair of Ontario Health, who wrote a letter to the The Star.
Although she is not from the Asian community herself, she did attend the weekend rally in Brampton protesting the inadequate health-care services in the city.
Many residents of Brampton from all communities have been deeply concerned about this problem for several years.
"We have many questions and we are not getting straight answers. Why do we have less than one hospital bed per 1,000 people in Brampton, while the rest of Canada has nearly three beds per 1,000? Why did our hospital cost more than $880 million, and promise 608 beds and only deliver 479?"
The protest last weekend was also about people, mainly Indo-Canadians, demanding Health Minister George Smitherman to reopen Peel Memorial Hospital. Residents have complained about the service they have received at Brampton Civic Hospital, Peel Memorial's replacement.
Peel Memorial is slated to be renovated and reopened in about two years. However, the community asked at the rally that the opening date be moved up.
The rally was originally meant to end up at Brampton Civic but there was a concern the disruption could compromise patients' health care.Star, CTV
Editor's opinion:
"Isn't it time for some real CEO's, coming from real businesses, where they are really held accountable for spendings, to take over the steering wheel from the Bob Richards' in health care?"
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