Fog Blog Ridiculog: Overnight Hours Cut From Smaller Towns' ERs:

YOU'VE ALL HEARD BY NOW THE BLAINE HIGGS' GOVERNMENT'S CHANGES TO NEW BRUNSWICK HEALTHCARE ! THE FIRST ONE IS BIG....CUTTING OVERNIGHT HOURS FROM THE E.R. OF SMALLER COMMUNITIES AND ANYONE NEEDING THE E.R. FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8 A..M. FOR EXAMPLE WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL TO SAINT JOHN FROM SUSSEX OR TO FREDERICTON OR TO MONCTON. RECENTLY ON THE NEWS A LADY TOLD REPORTERS THAT SHE LIVES IN A RURAL AREA AND TAKES AN HOUR TO GET TO SAINT JOHN AND IN WINTER WHEN SHE HAD TO TAKE HER CHILD TO THE E.R. IN HER COMMUNITY THAT TRAVELING TO SAINT JOHN WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE QUESTION! I UNDERSTAND THE DOCTOR STAFFING SHORTAGE AND SAVING MONEY IS ALWAYS A TOP PRIORITY IN CASH STRAPPED NEW BRUNSWICK BUT LET'S FACE IT .......AT THE FRONT LINE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO FIND THERE WAY TO A BIGGER COMMUNITY AND TRAVELING AN HOUR OR MORE IS DIFFICULT OR NO CAR AT ALL AND WAITING IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE EMERGENCY .....IT IS NOT AS CUT AND DRIED OR AS SIMPLE AS SAYING WAIT TILL 8 AM OR TRAVEL 100 KMS! I understand the government side but ultimately , its the common New Brunswick resident's side I am taking.....there has to be a compromise or People's lives are at risk , and we will be heading for another Provincial election!

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