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18 stouffvilte suntribune thursday feb 24 2005 york hospitals shortchanged health care alliance by chris traber staff writer york region hospitals should be getting 284 mil lion more from the province while home care services should get an extra 21 mil lion according to the execu tive director of the gta905 healthcare alliance york taxpayers contribute more to the ontario health premium than is invested back in the hospitals mental health and home care organ izations that serve them according to tariq asmi of the 573 million ontario health premium contributions from the gta905 representing 26 per cent of total york tax payers pay 169 million york is often the lowest funded on a percapita basis in terms of health care home care and is among the lowest for hospital funding mr asmi said the alliance representing 10 acute care hospitals and one mental health centre at 20 sites in halton peel durham and york said the province has unfairly short changed the regions by 615 million annually 70 million of which should support home care at a meeting of regional mayors last week the alliance said the gta905 receives 30 per cent less in total health care funding 27 per cent less in hospital funding and 24 per cent less for home care compared with other ontario regions on a perpatient basis this massive gap in health care funding for gta905 residents is even more significant when you consider that the gta905 regions will welcome and accommodate half the provinces annual population growth in the years ahead mr asmi said were looking for equitable funding thats closer to home to improve access to health services for our residents the regions represent 25 per cent of ontarios popula tion and are growing by 90000 people annually from 1996 to 2003 ontarios population grew by 146 per cent while the gta905 grew by 339 per cent despite being home to half of ontarios new resi dents every year the provin cial government provides the 905 with no additional health funding to accommodate growth mr asmi said on a per capita basis the funding average for hospitals is 779 home care is 96 and total health care funding is 1611 in the gta905 the amounts are 569 73 and 824 respectively based on the same equa tion gta905 hospitals should have received 85 mil lion from the governments 307million increase in base operating funding instead of the 376 million received the premier is arguing that ontario does not receive our fair share from ottawa in terms of federal spending yet the provincial govern ment is not addressing fund ing disparity within our own borders when it comes to a fair share of health care investments mr asmi said over 15000 km get financing i oac i sviaricvi1le toyota up to 36 months and up to 10000 cob 0 payments 27778mnth with this coupon coupon norifo durhams largest full service daimler chrysler dealer since 1966 ufwjdeanwat5gncnrysarca hew preqwned siftvici pmts itt kwhip i 2005 dodge grand caravan sto go 33l v6 power sliding doors power seat 4 wheel abs rear air running boards fully loaded buy fc or buy tor plus tax 48 month lease cash price freight taxes finance up to 36 months 5362 highway 7 just east of mccowan turn north on laidlaw use this 1000 coupon towards any service work over 5000 offer expires march 1 2 2005 one coupon per repair order maximum no cash value fiimiii sbwssjasss 2005 dodge ram 1 500 4x4 rumblebee 571 hemi trailer tow 4 wheel abs black with yellow accents cloth fully loaded or buy for plus tax 48 lease cash price freight taxes finance up to 36 months 00 down or trade 20400 km per year allowance plus first payment admin license siowcmvit bammiptmvit so cmvu cm tw msmm service parts hours monwed 8530 thurs 88 fri 8530 sat 84 shuttle service available iii m ii imbmimjmbi oil filter change chassis lube 15 point inspection fuel filter replacement rv complimentary bottle of lucas fuel additive opplieilool 0yjiyokwhidei ej mo cerjifiedi r peace of mind with daimler chrysler backed warranty roadside assistance quality reconditioning nationwide service 8g3h 3bhb vv v- m ifcl sales why spend all weekend shopping for the right piece of furniture come here to choose your style colour and size and enjoy your time off ip 1 mr3 1 puj8fc no interestno payments up to 6 months