EXTRA FUNDS FOR LDMH

MPP Pat Hoy announced last week that Leamington District Memorial Hospital will get an extra $178,500 to support their Physician Assistant Demonstration Project.

"This is something unique that we are funding," said Hoy. "Physician assistants can play a vital role in a hospital or emergency room, adding to the quality of care that local residents are provided."

The provincial one-time funding will be provided over two years, to support the continued participation of LDMH in the PADP.

A physician assistant is concerned with preventing, maintaining, and treating human illness and injury by providing a broad range of health care services that are traditionally performed by a physician. PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and write prescriptions.

Hoy said the McGuinty government is investing at historic levels in the health of local residents, including:

An extra $3.3 million for the region's hospital emergency rooms.

Expanding Breast Cancer coverage to younger women, with a new screening centre at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.

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