Write about hospital downgrade
Tucked in just off Ocean Beach Rd is the little-recognised Woy Woy Public Hospital.
It has a very interesting past but a very dicey future.
The past belongs to the older people who supported the development and gradual improvement of the project.
The future belongs to you.
Someone unnamed (ashamed?) made the decision to remove our rehabilitation beds and equipment from our hospital to a facility at Kanwal.
This was crazy and totally against the recommendations of a very detailed Final Report in 2007.
The report recommended an upgrade at Woy Woy, and 26 local clinicians were included in the list of professionals asked to contribute their opinions in the report.
So who, with or without authority, made the decision to downgrade our rehab facility to give the gear to Kanwal?
Current management says it's a done deal.
We don't believe that!
We are the Woy Woy Public Hospital Alliance, PO Box 242, Woy Woy 2256.
We, on your behalf, want our rehabilitation ward back.
Ask your Mum and Dad. Ask the oldies. Ask around about the injustice of downgrading your hospital.
Write to us with your views.
Older people, we need your view and support too.
Jack Cleere, Umina
2 Oct 2009