Yes, Mr. Speaker, but there are other factors to consider when making decisions for non-emergency services since we do have hospitals in the Northwest Territories that are capable of delivering certain types of services now which were not available before. It is more than just a decision on travel costs. If we continue to use facilities outside of the Territories, be they Edmonton or Winnipeg, any money that is spent on patient care in these provinces stays outside the Territories; yet there are facilities in Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Simpson, Inuvik and Yellowknife where there are beds. Any money we spend outside the Territories is drained away from the Territories, whereas if we care for patients in the Territories, that money stays here. There is more than just travel to consider.
Tony Whitford on Question O37-12(2): Keewatin Patients Continuing To Use Manitoba Hospitals
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 1992. See this statement in context.
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Question O37-12(2): Keewatin Patients Continuing To Use Manitoba Hospitals
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 13th, 1992
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