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Hospital board returns fire at MP
COLAC Hospital’s board chairman has turned up the heat on Corangamite MP Darren Cheeseman after Mr Cheeseman publicly called on the board to resign.
MP calls for hospital board heads
CORANGAMITE MP Darren Cheeseman has explosively called for the volunteer board of Colac’s hospital to resign after it cut Colac’s overnight emergency care service.
MPs might avoid hospital meeting
COLAC’S political leaders are still undecided whether they will face the community at a meeting to discuss Colac’s hospital crisis.
Hospital board had ‘no better option’
COLAC Area Health board chairman Tony Baldwin says the hospital had no better option than to close its overnight emergency service.
Business leaders slam hospital plans
BUSINESS leaders say the closure of Colac Hospital’s overnight emergency service will hurt the city’s economy.
Public outrage over hospital plans
OUTRAGED Colac and district residents have called for a public meeting to address the pending closure of Colac Area Health’s overnight emergency service.
Closure means longer wait for ambulances
COLAC and district residents face longer waits for ambulances when Colac’s hospital closes its overnight urgent care service.
Hospital will cut emergency care
FEDERAL Government funding cuts have forced Colac Area Health to permanently close the hospital’s overnight urgent care service.