November 9, 2020 City Council Meeting – Item 15 Additional Information Notice of Motion

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Subject: Notices of Motion - Item 15

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing in connection with Item 15 (Notices of Motion) on the City Council Agenda for November 9, 2020.

As a foreign trained physician, I do not support the construction of the new regional acute care hospital on County Road 42.

In particular, I am very concerned about the fact that such investment will have many shortfalls when it comes to patient care.

I lived, studied and worked in Belgrade, Serbia for ten years.

During that period Belgrade did not expand its healthcare facilities that were built after World War I.

City officials had a vision and invested in people and their education instead.

As a result, School of Medicine produced many world class physicians in decades after World War I. That is still the case.

To date, they kept School of Medicine, all hospitals, clinics, ER and other healthcare facilities in the city centre.

Creating huge employment opportunities for healthcare professionals, they attracted small business owners who opened shops in nearby streets and the entire city centre thrived, soon becoming home to many foreign embassies as well.

For all that time, healthcare was and still is easily accessible to all residents of Belgrade, be it on foot, by bicycle, trams, trolleys or private vehicles. Hospitals were not and are not understaffed and as a result waiting times are minimal.

Protocols in place are very efficient and maximize the usage of equipment that is at par with what Windsor healthcare system has.