tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post564391916428098945..comments2024-02-18T20:48:07.173-08:00Comments on McMurray Musings: Save Our Medevac Services - and Some Thoughts on What Fort McMurray DeservesTheresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217715252564049451noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586607118525088475.post-55174350311422611652013-02-19T06:40:06.138-08:002013-02-19T06:40:06.138-08:00All good points being raised and I am in agreement...All good points being raised and I am in agreement every community in Alberta not only yours should have state of the art tertiary care facilities like the ones in Edmonton and here are some points to consider in this regard.<br /><br />1. State of the art tertiary care hospitals like the ones in Edmonton take time to build.<br />2. The cost to build even one of these hospitals is exorbitant.<br />3. Staffing them with the necessary doctors and related personnel trained in specialized care and treatment is another point that needs to be considered.(there are shortages in these valuable personnel now even with the hospitals and medical facilities currently in place)<br /> To arbitrarily close down timely access to greatly needed and timely health care is a bad decision on all levels of government and needs to be addressed with expediency. As of this comment by myself the move of the medevac services to the airport in Leduc has been moved to March 15 2013<br />More Important points to consider:<br />This move has been delayed first from December 2012 to February 15, 2013 and now has been delayed once more until March 2013.<br />If this move was such a great idea why the delays in the first place.?<br />Would it be because there are items still on the table to be mitigated in an acceptable manner?<br />This move needs to be delayed indefinitely until this current Tory government can absolutely guarantee the safety and continued timely access to health care that is in place right now via the Edmonton City Centre Airport. I live in Edmonton and see the issues regarding this unmitigated move because I also travel the highways and byways of Alberta and expect timely health care access via medevac if anything were to happen while on the road. Speak up Alberta let your voices be heard loud and clear regarding this unmitigated move of timely services that have served northern communities for years.Rob Bernshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301266870136758747noreply@blogger.com