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North Wellington Health Care Considers Ties with Fergus Hospital

The North Wellington Health Care, which operates hospitals in Mount Forest and Palmerston, held a special meeting Monday to discuss closer ties with Groves Hospital in Fergus.

But the board went behind closed doors to hold the discussion, going against the wishes of about of a third of board members present, including board chair Tom Sullivan.

Sullivan argued the community has a large stake in the future of the two hospitals and deserves to be included in the discussion.

But Board member Terry Fisk said the Waterloo-Wellington LHIN asked that the discussion be held in private

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