Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Doerkson’s 100 Mile House hospital ER petition quickly garners 1,500+ signatures

“That is the frustration I think I’m having, and I think the reality is that this hospital cannot be closed,” Doerkson told CFJC News. “It’s just too far to help.”

“Some of the comments and some of the messages I’ve received regarding this petition are shocking. People who are avoiding treatment because they are afraid the hospital may not be open when they might need it. Parents who are extra careful at the playground with their children.”

The 100 Mile House District General Hospital is the latest Interior hospital to fall victim to repeated closures, following in the footsteps of Merritt, Lillooet and Clearwater. While similar solutions from those hospitals have been brought up, Doerkson is still waiting for action.

“The suggestion we need to be making better use nurse practitioners that are already in the community, that is an absolute given in my mind,” Doerkson added. “They are willing and able, Interior Health is now considering that a little bit more. I think there is certainly something to be said about rural pay, whether it is in northern B.C. or whether it’s in 100 Mile House.”

Doerkson plans to present the petition to the Minister of Health, Josie Osborne, in the B.C. legislature next week.

by Michael Reeve

Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Doerkson’s 100 Mile House hospital ER petition quickly garners 1,500+ signatures

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