Almonte hospital sees large spike in costly patient readmission rates as Liberal cuts deepen

Health Care

ALMONTE, ON – A media conference is planned for Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Almonte to release Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data (from 2009-2014) that shows patient readmissions at Almonte General Hospital are spiking. “This increase in readmission rates,” says Linda Melbrew, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…