The city of Brampton continues to tackle health care challenges
Published March 13, 2020 at 3:57 am
It has been two months since a motion was brought forth at city council to declare a healthcare emergency in the city of Brampton.
It has been two months since a motion was brought forth at city council to declare a healthcare emergency in the city of Brampton.
The motion requested immediate action and response from all healthcare system providers in order to properly address the city’s urgent needs revolving around healthcare.
After a unanimous vote at city council, the city of Brampton officially declared a healthcare emergency in January 2020.
The motion was brought forth by city councillor Harkirat Singh and seconded by Mayor Patrick Brown.
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In December 2019, council passed a resolution that recognized the urgent needs of Brampton’s health care system.
From incidents relating to “hallway healthcare” to Brampton’s healthcare system in desperate need of additional funding and long wait times in emergency rooms, Brampton residents continue to feel like their situations relating to healthcare are often overlooked.
The resolution requested immediate action from all health care system providers.
Brampton has undertaken many initiatives in order to request more funding and support for the city’s health care system including presenting them to Provincial and Federal representatives at annual conferences for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
The city has also advocated to the Provincial and Federal governments through the upcoming Pre-Budget Submission process for both levels of government as well as promote it with the #FairDealForBrampton campaign to build awareness about Brampton’s health care concerns.
To date, the #FairDealForBrampton campaign has received 18,000 signatures.
This motion will help to resolve the crisis by working with the William Osler Health System Foundation and the Ontario Government to grant urgent frontline healthcare funding to both Brampton Civic and Peel Memorial.
Currently, amid COVID-19 concerns, the city of Brampton is working closely with Peel Public Health and other community and GTHA partners to take precautionary measures in order to protect residents and prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
The City is following the direction and advice of Peel Public Health and is taking steps to help protect the health of the community.
Some steps they are taking include increased frequency of cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces and seats in buses, facilities and terminals for Brampton Transit, the cancellation of some events from external event partners and increased frequency of cleaning and disinfecting facilities and public counters.
Handwashing signage has also been placed in washrooms and hand-sanitizing stations have been placed at all facility entrances and washrooms.
While the current risk remains low in Peel, Brampton Fire and Emergency Services have created an internal team to liaise with City stakeholders, the Ontario Fire Marshal and emergency services partners in order to be prepared for the impact of COVID-19.
For updated information on COVID-19, visit www.peelregion.ca/coronavirus.
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