Nova Scotia announces Dartmouth dialysis expansion amid concerns over patient displacement
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This summer, patients contacted Dartmouth South MLA Claudia Chender to voice their concerns regarding time, travel and costs involved in moving their dialysis treatments to Halifax.
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‘I still haven’t heard really cogent reasoning about why these patients can’t continue to receive dialysis in Dartmouth during this renovation. It’s certainly a hardship for many, many of them, Who have been in my office, who have been talking to me about getting to Halifax, their caregivers getting to Halifax,’ Chender said.
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While Chender says the expansion is welcome news, she feels the burden that will be created by the year-long construction project wasn’t adequately addressed in the decision making process.
‘We know that many of the patients that the Dartmouth General sees have limited means. So, at least for some of those patients the cost is a hardship – they don’t have a vehicle.’ Chender said.
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