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Gathering signatures online to keep hyperbaric unit in Moose Jaw

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Published on March 6, 2013
Published on March 6, 2013
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Times-Herald , Moose Jaw Union Hospital , Associated Canadian Travelers , Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan

Within a timeframe of just over three days, more than 800 people have signed an online form fighting to keep the hyperbaric chamber in Moose Jaw.

“We put money into this. We don’t want to just throw it away,” said Lyle Silzer of the Associated Canadian Travelers (ACT) of Moose Jaw. “Put it in the new hospital. Don’t tell me there’s no room for it. You haven’t dug the first hole yet. Make room for it ... if it has to be updated let’s update it.”

Used for a variety of medical treatments including treating burn wounds and carbon monoxide poisoning. the chamber is the only one in Saskatchewan. The Five Hills Health Region and the provincial government announced it is not set to be in the $100-million new hospital replacing the Moose Jaw Union Hospital by 2015.

The Associated Canadian Travelers (ACT) of Moose Jaw launched a web site called Speak Up Moose Jaw to gather signatures to support keeping the chamber in Moose Jaw and getting questions answered.

A letter from provincial health minister Dustin Duncan regarding an update and addressing some concerns about the hospital can be found on page A4 of Thursday'’s edition of the Times-Herald.

For more information, see Thursday's edition of the Times-Herald.

 

Visit the website at http://speakupmoosejaw.refreshenupweb.ca.

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    Kristian & Marilyn Jensen
    - March 7, 2013 at 17:14:13

    Is there a place where we can sign a form or is this one enough. We are very much in favor of keeping the hyperbaric unit in the new hospital to be built.

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    Barry & Maida Fysh
    - March 7, 2013 at 11:22:40

    Why would we let this machine go out of our hands when it is the only one in western Canada and has saved lives right here. Surely we can find room for it in the new hospital.

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