“And it is the citizens who pay the price, especially pregnant women, residents of rural communities and beneficiaries of specialized services,” SPSO said in the letter.
The union also mentions that it has not seen any improvement since the election of three CAQ members in the Outaouais and the appointment of a new president and CEO, Josée Filion.
“The region still suffers from underfunding in health compared to similar administrative regions and absolutely nothing has been done in terms of staff retention in order to avoid an even more massive exodus of healthcare professionals. to Ontario, private agencies or leaving the profession. “
The letter is addressed to Papineau MP, Minister of the Family and Minister responsible for the Outaouais region, Mathieu Lacombe, to the Khaki MPs of Chapleau and Gatineau, Mathieu Lévesque and Robert Buissière, to Prime Minister François Legault, the President -Deputy Director General of the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center, France Dumont, to the President of the Treasury Board, Sonia Lebel, and to the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé.
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