And CKPG says the urgent and primary care facility in Parkwood is in jeopardy, but doesn't say why or how??? And did John Rustad try to close Duchess Park??
My parents, who are in their 70s, only have a flip phone with no intention of ever getting a smart phone. They won't be able to pay for parking around the hospital with an app. I'm sure there are lots of people in town who will be in the same boat, either because of age or financial constraints. I haven't seen any alternate method of payment mentioned on their page about it.
considering how many elder citizens use the hospital for labs and diagnostics (because: age), not to forget visits of elderly partners who may be in the hospital or those with mobility issues of all ages, this is a tone-deaf response from the city.
FOI requests reportedly found that Urgent Primary Care centres have an average cost per visit of $129 compared to $36 to a fee-for-service family doctor. The overhead cost for a UPCC is more than a doctor visit alone. All UPCC’s are over budget. https://bcupcc.ca/performance/
My parents, who are in their 70s, only have a flip phone with no intention of ever getting a smart phone. They won't be able to pay for parking around the hospital with an app. I'm sure there are lots of people in town who will be in the same boat, either because of age or financial constraints. I haven't seen any alternate method of payment mentioned on their page about it.
I emailed the city about it and this was their response:
"Those who don’t have smart phones can use the hospital parking lot or the perimeter around the hospital that is not paid."
Which seems rather exclusionist for a hospital that often has a full parking lot.
considering how many elder citizens use the hospital for labs and diagnostics (because: age), not to forget visits of elderly partners who may be in the hospital or those with mobility issues of all ages, this is a tone-deaf response from the city.
FOI requests reportedly found that Urgent Primary Care centres have an average cost per visit of $129 compared to $36 to a fee-for-service family doctor. The overhead cost for a UPCC is more than a doctor visit alone. All UPCC’s are over budget. https://bcupcc.ca/performance/