{"id":36958,"date":"2017-09-06T11:28:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T15:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=36958"},"modified":"2017-09-07T16:49:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T20:49:17","slug":"opinion-hospital-survey-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/opinion-hospital-survey-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t forfeit your opportunity to have a say in the future location of your hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Jean Bagshaw<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The hospital needs your input! It is seeking feedback from the public by way of a survey that will take only a few minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<p>You may ask the question, &#8220;Haven&#8217;t we been down this road before?&#8221; Well, yes and no. The future of our hospital\/s and location of same have been addressed before but there was no broad consensus and since then people have been working tirelessly to re-examine the pros and cons of three different options.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you, the public do not weigh in with your viewpoints and preferences, any conclusion that is reached will be without broad public support and will therefore lack legitimacy. Many seem to think that there is no point in participating because no-one is going to listen to them and no-one cares what they think. Not so, the Hospital committee wants to hear from as many of you as possible so that they can move forward knowing that the majority of residents are behind their efforts to modernize our health care infrastructure in a way that is supported by most residents in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Does your vote matter? You bet it matters. So take a few minutes right now to complete the survey.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p>If you would like a hard copy, contact Allyson Snelling at 705 789-2311 ext 2544. The survey is available until September 30, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t much time left (September 30th, 2017 is the deadline) for people to make their opinion known. If the public do not participate, they are forfeiting their opportunity to have a say in future hospital infrastructure and services available for this region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter<a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"> <u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jean Bagshaw The hospital needs your input! It is seeking feedback from the public by way of a survey that will take only a few minutes to complete. 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