In City Scope last week, a reader familiar with programs now delivered at Regional Mental Health Care – St. Thomas called to advise the $900,000 investment by the province to proceed with planning for a 15-bed mental health unit in St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital will, in fact, impact negatively on the community.
The existing facility currently houses 23 assessment beds on top of numerous other beds required by the community. That is in addition to a full out-patient department with staff and doctors who will be will be impacted.
The community has no idea what is coming down the pipeline for mental health services in St. Thomas and it’s a pretty scary outlook, she cautioned. Continue reading →