Over the past two weeks this corner has delved into the future of mental health care beds in St. Thomas, with the prospect of hundreds of jobs lost over the next five years, according to Kim McDowell president, local 152 Regional Mental Health Care London and St. Thomas.
In a letter to City Scope, the integrated vice-president of mental health programs for Regional Mental Health Care London and St. Thomas advises new acute mental health care beds planned for St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital will not ultimately cause the closure of the St. Thomas facility.
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