Mr. Speaker, there has been no diminishing of the services whatsoever. Patients are still referred to Stanton. As I said earlier, the operating room remains open and in use, and the patients are well cared for at the Stanton Hospital, and, although they are not in the surgical ward and bedded in the surgical ward, they are accommodated elsewhere in the hospital.
It is anticipated that there will be a reopening of the surgical ward itself in August or September when we implement the new surgical services we have identified in our budget for Stanton.
So, just to restate once again, there is no diminishing of services. Patients are well cared for and there have been no patients sent south as a result of the closure. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.