Reader unhappy with new hospital name - Rod Guillot

Re: Article “What’s in a name?,” which appeared in the Nov. 3 edition of Northern Life.

It is a known fact that health care is what costs taxpayers the most. As pointed out by a health specialist not too long ago, too much money goes towards management and expensive buildings, and not enough towards patient care.

A good example of this is the renaming of our hospital. Will the taxpayers ever know how much this change will cost? I doubt it very much.

For a stranger looking for the hospital, the name Health Sciences North certainly does not indicate it is a hospital. It sounds more like some kind of science lab, and the French translation is even worse.
When will these persons that have the responsibility of spending the taxpayers’ money wisely assume their responsibilities?

Maybe they are waiting for something like what is now happening in Greece and some other European countries, where the people are revolting and taking control of their institutions.

Rod Guillot
Greater Sudbury

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