Editor:
I am very concerned about the plight of patients and visitors who have to pay parking fees at hospitals.
I recently spoke to a senior who has to make endless number of trips to St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver and to the Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock. She had just returned to White Rock from a very stressful trip to St. Paul’s with her husband who requires medical attention.
My sister passed away in St. Francis Hospital in Tacoma, Wash., and on the occasions that I visited her, I did not have to pay for parking and was even allowed free overnight parking.
I see no reason why our hospitals here cannot provide parking if they have space, and why the government cannot fund patients when hospital parking is not available.
Families and seniors are already dealing with pain and stress, without having the additional monetary challenge of paying for parking.
Audrey Strong, White Rock