Brantford General Hospital group to have Indigenous reps

By Austin Evans Writer Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation will each have one seat on Brantford’s hospital working group. Brantford councillors voted during the September 10 Committee of the Whole meeting to create an advocacy group for a new Brantford hospital. Brantford General Hospital serves 150,000 people in the city of Brantford, the County of Brant, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Since the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care closed St. Joseph’s Hospital in 2001, Brantford General has been the only hospital servicing Brantford and its neighbours. Councillor Dan McCreary brought the resolution to the Committee asking for a working group to build the case for a new facility. “It has become increasingly obvious…

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