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I've talked lots about how @shandro & UCP's sweeping cuts are devastating rural health care. But they're hurting urban centres too.
April 2, #yeg's Dr. Mark Armstrong wrote his patients that after 34 years in medicine, these cuts are pushing him to retire early. #ableg
April 2, #yeg'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'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 $$. #ableg
His patients, while consistently older & sicker than the average, spend less time in emergency rooms & hospitals. He provides quality care that saves the system $$. #ableg
But Dr. Armstrong says quality primary care is being undermined by the UCP
"[UCP] have no understanding how effective AB's medical system was or the disaster they're going to be leaving [us] with...I don’t think I'll live long enough to see the damage being done repaired" #ableg
"[UCP] have no understanding how effective AB's medical system was or the disaster they're going to be leaving [us] with...I don’t think I'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't work under a gov't that has none.
"But there is no trust left. No good will. Not with this UCP government, headed by Jason Kenney." #ableg
"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
Albertans deserve better. #ableg
You can read Dr. Armstrong's letter in full here:
https://www.facebook.com/mark.armstrong.7315/posts/10221575516715249
I 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
https://www.facebook.com/mark.armstrong.7315/posts/10221575516715249
I 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
