尼亚加拉省卫生部在4月30日前削减100个工作岗位,包括7个娱乐治疗师,原因是26M的赤字,取消了对老年人的专门护理。 Niagara Health to cut 100 jobs, including seven recreation therapists, by April 30 due to $26M deficit, eliminating specialized care for seniors.

尼亚加拉卫生部将在4月30日前解雇7名娱乐治疗师,包括资深的辛迪·皮内利,作为100个工作削减的一部分,以解决2 600万美元的预算赤字。 Niagara Health will lay off seven recreation therapists, including veteran Cindy Pinelli, by April 30 as part of a 100-job cut to address a $26 million budget deficit. 复杂的持续护理病人方案——许多老年人等待长期或缓和护理——将在多个地点取消,工作人员将减少一半左右。 The program for complex continuing care patients—many seniors awaiting long-term or palliative care—will be eliminated across multiple sites, reducing staff by about half. 在心理健康单位继续提供服务的同时,工会领导人和工作人员说,削减取消了支持认知、情感和社会福祉的专门护理,称这一决定具有毁灭性。 While services continue in mental health units, union leaders and staff say the cuts remove specialized care that supports cognitive, emotional, and social well-being, calling the decision devastating. Niagara Health表示, 护理仍由跨学科团队支持, 但拒绝分享保护隐私的具体细节。 Niagara Health says care remains supported through interdisciplinary teams but declined to share specific details to protect privacy.