Albury Wodonga Health says it has stopped providing a newspaper to private patients as a cost-cutting measure. or signup to continue reading has received three phone calls in the past week from people concerned this masthead is no longer available at the service's hospitals. A Facebook message last month also mentioned this, while an anonymous letter sent to said "Why would Albury Wodonga Health CEO Bill Appleby ban at our hospitals?" Robyn Scott, of Albury, said she was perplexed when her father, 84, was not given a to read during his recent week-long admission to Albury hospital.
" is apparently not being welcomed at the Albury Base Hospital and I was thinking why? That's really bizarre," she said. When she inquired about the situation, it was intimated this was related to "My jaw just dropped, I just went 'that's just not fair'," Ms Scott said. Mr Appleby said Albury Wodonga Health had decided "to discontinue providing a newspaper to private patients".
"This decision is part of a broader set of cost-saving measures being implemented in response to current fiscal pressures," he said. "Our focus remains on the delivery of safe, sustainable, contemporary, and therapeutic care for the Border region. "The provision of a daily newspaper to private patients is an unfunded service.
"Consequently, we have made the decision to reallocate resources to prioritise essential medical services and patient care." Ms Scott, who said her father had been offered a while in hospital, believed .
