Sir: Regarding recent comments I’ve heard in various media and public forums on the internet regarding specifically in this case, members of our health care community in the so called, “Sun Shine Club”.
There is a saying that goes something like, “If you want to have music, you have to pay the band.” Something like that.
We should be thankful in Chatham-Kent that we have two emergency units in Chatham-Kent, and a hospital for that matter.
Many places do not have that luxury.
For those that do not live close by to Chatham or Wallaceburg, there is Four Counties Hospital and The Leamington Hospital near by. For services not offered in Chatham-Kent, there are specialty services offered in other hospitals in the region that offer extra services. I guess in the case of specialty services, the saying, “If you have to go to hospital, you go to London or Windsor” may hold some truth, in terms of specialty services, but for other health care work needed we are very lucky to have the many hospital services that are offered in our community of Chatham-Kent.
We do need new medical staff from time to time to replace those that retire and move away. We are lucky though that the quality of our health services here do attract other medical professionals to replace those that leave. Paying these people for the kind of work they do should not be an issue, whether there is a so called “Sun Shine Club” or not! We are blessed to have these health care people working and living in our community.
Frank Doyle
Chatham
