{"id":38009,"date":"2017-09-26T14:12:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T18:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=38009"},"modified":"2017-09-26T14:14:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T18:14:32","slug":"voice-opinion-survey-future-muskokas-hospitals-extended-october-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/voice-opinion-survey-future-muskokas-hospitals-extended-october-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice your opinion: survey on future of Muskoka’s hospitals extended to October 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Capital Plan Development Task Force, which is responsible for recommending a preferred hospital model to Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC), has recognized the need for further community engagement.<\/p>\n

At its most recent meeting on September 11, the task force agreed to extend the public survey<\/a><\/span> deadline to October 13, look for support to make hard copies of the survey available at municipal buildings and physician’s offices, and arrange further community engagement sessions before making its recommendation, according to an update released by MAHC. A public meeting at the end of August was poorly attended<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Members of the task force also identified that the project schedule for the Stage 1 future planning work is too aggressive and proposed that their recommendation not happen until the new year, rather than in December of this year. They also proposed that the MAHC Board of Directors not make its own decision until the spring of 2018.<\/p>\n

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The task force is weighing three hospital models for MAHC:<\/p>\n