Ontario’s community health sector is coming together to voice concerns over staffing issues – caused by a growing wage gap.
“We want to close the gap. We want team based and all community health workers to actually get paid a fair wage and dare I say, a living wage,” said Marg Alfieri, Registered Dietician and Chair of the Grand Bend and Area Community Health Center.
An open house was held at the Grand Bend and Area Community Health Center on Tuesday, where staff stressed the importance of the work they do providing essential health care.
Primary Care Coordinator Paige Baltessen said she knows first hand the importance of shrinking the wage gap for the employees working at the primary healthcare hub in the region.
An open house was held at Grand Bend Community Health Centre on October 29, 2024 (Reta Ismail/CTV News London)
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