I& #39;ve talked lots about how @shandro & UCP& #39;s sweeping cuts are devastating rural health care. But they& #39;re hurting urban centres too.

April 2, #yeg& #39;s Dr. Mark Armstrong wrote his patients that after 34 years in medicine, these cuts are pushing him to retire early. #ableg

Dr. Armstrong is highly-respected & much-loved. He& #39;s educated & mentored hundreds of family doctors.

His patients, while consistently older & sicker than the average, spend less time in emergency rooms & hospitals. He provides quality care that saves the system $$. #ableg

But Dr. Armstrong says quality primary care is being undermined by the UCP

"[UCP] have no understanding how effective AB& #39;s medical system was or the disaster they& #39;re going to be leaving [us] with...I don’t think I& #39;ll live long enough to see the damage being done repaired" #ableg

Dr. Armstrong, a doctor known for his integrity & commitment, is leaving family medicine because he feels he can& #39;t work under a gov& #39;t that has none.

"But there is no trust left. No good will. Not with this UCP government, headed by Jason Kenney." #ableg

And this is the legacy of @shandro & the UCP - undermining a system of care doctors across AB built over years, destroying the work, success & trust of men of integrity like Dr. Armstrong to replace it with one that will offer less & cost more.

Albertans deserve better. #ableg

You can read Dr. Armstrong& #39;s letter in full here:

https://www.facebook.com/mark.armstrong.7315/posts/10221575516715249

I">https://www.facebook.com/mark.arms... highly recommend reading it and following his advice:

"What can you do? Protest, lobby, educate others, write letters to your MLA, and copy the Minister of Health & the Premier of the province." #ableg