Poll: Happy with hospital supervisor appointment?

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After a few weeks of being out of the headlines, the Wallaceburg and Chatham-Kent hospital issue stormed back with a vengeance this week.

Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, announced that the province intends to appoint a hospital supervisor for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) hospitals.

The stems from a “damning” report by Bonnie Adamson, who had been appointed by the LHIN back in June to investigate the CKHA.

Several people and groups, including the Sydenham District Hospital board, MPP Monte McNaughton and the Wallaceburg/Walpole Island Health Coalition, are looking forward to the supervisor taking over.

Colin Patey, the President and CEO of the CKHA, stated he believes the appointment of a supervisor is necessary and will help bring stability to their governance situation, but noted that Adamson’s report “did contain inaccurate information and statements which on their own misrepresents the character of our organization.”

The Public Hospitals Act indicates the supervisor, which is set to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, would have sweeping powers over all three boards of the CKHA.

“Unless the appointment provides otherwise, a hospital supervisor has the exclusive right to exercise all of the powers of the board and, where the hospital is owned or operated by a corporation, of the corporation, its officers and members of the corporation,” the Public Hospitals Act reads.

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