Money
back for
patients

PEOPLE TRAVELLING to

Vancouver General Hospital 1 7 a Bee :

will be reimbursed for some ‘<< SIMMONS We tas Queen

expenses if their surgery or oF eatityrest Be $7,999 :

treatment is canceled with SMALE Tho Do-Nol-Disturh Mattress ie King Oyay!

less than 48 hours of notice. Only Beautyrest Pocket Colls Respond Individually Ne interest until year 2000 on ce
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nowledges an increasingly
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services are squeezed, morc
patients are seit sonth, ad- ff ONLY
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She added that Vancouver Sat. Jan 2 and
Hospital, with a budget of oe
$500 million, is the main
catchment hospital for B.C.
and should have policies ap-
plying to people from out-
side of the lower mainland.
Bartz said the need for a
reimbursement policy was
heightened because of the
impact on out-of-town

Travel and accommoda-
tion costs for the patient and
one accompanying individu-
al are covered, Meals aren't,

patients during the recent {ae ie op oeene Butterick,
nurses’ strike at the hospital, Simplicity,

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